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31 de may. de 2024 · Harpers Ferry Raid, assault that took place October 16–18, 1859, by an armed band of abolitionists led by John Brown on the federal armory located at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia). It was a main precipitating incident to the American Civil War.
4 de mar. de 2010 · Learn about the 1859 raid by abolitionist John Brown on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), and its impact on the Civil War. Find out who Brown was, why he did it, how it ended and what it meant for the nation.
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (also known as John Brown's raid or The raid on Harpers Ferry) was an effort by white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859. He attacked and captured the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
27 de oct. de 2009 · John Brown was a leading figure in the abolitionist movement who believed in aggressive action against slaveholders and any government officials who enabled them. He led a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859, to seize a federal armory and free enslaved people, but was captured and executed.
John Brown's Raid was an armed attack on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859 by abolitionists who wanted to free enslaved people. The raid failed and resulted in the death of 16 people, including Brown, who was hanged for treason.
13 de nov. de 2009 · John Brown led a small group of abolitionists to attack a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859, in an attempt to start a slave revolt. The raid failed and Brown was executed, but it sparked the Civil War and increased sectional tensions.
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia).
