SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
START OF THE CIVIL WAR
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Question
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What was the effect of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry?
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The North made John Brown a general.
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John Brown was given an award.
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It drew the North and South together.
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John Brown was hanged.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sixteen people were killed in the raid, including ten of Brown’s men. John Brown, Aaron Stevens, Edwin Coppoc, Shields Green, and John Copeland were taken to jail in Charles Town, Virginia, on October 19. Albert Hazlett and John Cook were subsequently captured and jailed with the others.
Detailed explanation-2: -The raid on Harpers Ferry and the resulting execution of Brown was a major turning point in the American abolitionist movement, causing many peaceful abolitionists to accept more militant measures to push for the end of slavery.
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