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Who led the raid at Harpers ferry?
John Brown
What aspect of john brown's raid on harpers ferry terrified and enraged southerners?
John Brown's raid angered and frightened southerners because he was giving weapons to slaves and telling them, and encouraging them to riot.
The Harpers Ferry raid showed how close the nation was to doing what over slavery?
The Harpers Ferry raid showed how close the nation was to going to war over slavery.
How did the Dred Scott decision and Brown's Harpers Ferry raid deepened sectional antagonism?
John Brown's Raid was the ill-fated attempt of the New Englander to free Virginia's slaves by raiding Harpers Ferry, in 1859.
Why did Jhon Brown raid an arsenal at Harpers Ferry?
To arm the slaves for a nationwide rebellion.
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