SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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arm the slaves to free themselves
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free the slaves
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kill the slave owners
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organize peaceful protests
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Detailed explanation-1: -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 revolt of enslaved people and destroy the institution of slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary goal of John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry was to capture the federal armory located in the town and use the weapons and ammunition to incite a massive slave rebellion in the region.
Detailed explanation-3: -John brown dedicated his life to the abolition of slavery; for him, any means used to achieve this goal were justified. He was prepared to kill or be killed in this effort, a decisive break with the nonviolent reisistance embraced by most abolitionists at that time.
Detailed explanation-4: -His plan was to provide weapons to the slaves, and begin a slave revolt. He met up with a small band of blacks and whites, that gathered at Harpers Ferry. Then they proceeded to attack the federal arsenal to get weapons.