Question

Why did John Brown lead the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859?

a
to protest the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
b
to inspire an armed uprising of enslaved African Americans
c
to inspire Southern slaveholders to resist abolitionists
d
to protest the use of militia to defend fugitive slave hunters

Answer 1

B or to inspire an armed uprising of enslaved African Americans

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Answer 2

a

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