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What was the purpose of john browns raid on the arsenal at harpers ferry Virginia?
The objective was to steal enough weapons to arm slaves and start an uprising in Virginia
What state did john browns raid on harpers ferry take place?
Virginia - in what is now West Virginia
How did john browns attack on harpers ferry increase tension between the north and south?
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
Why did johns browns raid at harpers ferry fail?
Few black or white Americans were prepared to join a rebellion led by a fanatical abolitionist.
What happened at Harper's Ferry?
In October 1859, an abolitionist named John Brown tried to seize weapons from the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (now Harpers Ferry West Virginia). He and 21 men, one a fugitive slave, attacked the armory, intending to start a full scale slave rebellion in the South. Some were killed, along with one of the US Marines sent to stop them. John Brown was tried for treason, convicted, and hanged on December 2. The officer in charge of capturing Brown was US Army Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee, who 2 years later would resign his commission and become a leader of the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
