SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
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John Brown was captured, tried, and hanged for
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treason
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mutiny
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stealing
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rioting
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Brown was tried for treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, the murder of five men, and inciting a slave insurrection . He was found guilty of all charges and was hanged on December 2, 1859, the first person executed for treason in the history of the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -On December 2, 1859, abolitionist John Brown was hanged in Charles Town for treason for his raid on the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry six weeks earlier.
Detailed explanation-3: -He planned to raid a U.S. military arsenal to arm hundreds of enslaved African Americans. He and his followers were overpowered by federal troops. Brown was convicted for treason, murder, and inciting enslaved people to revolt and was hanged.
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