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Who was the abolitionist who hoped to start a slave revolt by seizing the federal arsenal at Virginia?
Was John Brown
Who was John Brown and how cool was he?
John Brown was a white abolitionist. John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
What were some effects of Bacon's rebellion?
The effects of Bacon's Rebellion were that Governor Berkeley returned to power, seizing the property of several rebels and hanging over 20 men. Berkeley soon was relieved of the governorship though, and sent back to England.
What was the primary goal of the battles in Tennessee?
For the ConfederacyTo prevent the Union forces from seizing1 -- Its important railroad net, which was essential for the war purposes. Particularly the railroad line Memphis-Corinth-Decatur- Chattanooga-Knoxville-Lynchburg, most of which running in Tennessee was paramount as communication line for supplies and troops quick displacements between Confederate eastern and western theatre of operation.2 -- The Appalachian gaps of Chattanooga, Knoxville and Cumberland, whose control would prevent the Eastern Confederate States from being westerly invaded.For the Union.The conquest of the line Cumberland -- Mississippi with the seizing of Nashville and Memphis, which would have outflanked and beaten off any Confederate endeavour of invading Kentucky and given the way for further seizing of the aforesaid vital railroad communication line leading eastward to Chattanooga-Knoxville and the subsequent control of the homonymous Appalachian gaps. By so doing the Union would had had the keys to invade Georgia and the eastern Confederate States. Furthermore it would have marked a great progress of "Anaconda Plan" one of whose tasks was that to take control of the whole Mississippi riverRead more: Why_was_Tennessee_a_state_of_key_strategic_importance_in_the_civil_war
Why did John Jay go to England?
England refused to evacuate their troops from the Northwest and was seizing American ships and forcing the American sailors to fight in England's war against France. To avoid war, John Jay was sent to England to negotiate and Jay's Treaty resulted.
