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Why did a group of abolitionists attack Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859?

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The attack that place because they had hoped to seize the weapons in that place and distribute them among the slaves to start a massive uprising that would end slavery.

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A) They wanted to arm enslaved workers using the town’s armory
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