What did John Brown attempt to do at the federal armory in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia?
Choose 1 answer:
A. Blockade himself within the armory, taking weapons hostage in exchange for his sons’ release from prison
B. Steal weapons in order to arm enslaved people for a mass insurrection
C.
Destroy armaments in order to prevent or delay the outbreak of the Civil War
Answer:Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery.
