Which of the Following Statements About John Brown's Raid Is

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about John Brown's raid is LEAST accurate?

• A)The raid terrified white southerners,who viewed it as evidence that abolitionism would lead inevitably to slave rebellions.
• B)The raid drew praise from most northerners,but made prominent whites such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson repudiate the antislavery cause.
• C)Members of Brown's raiding party included not only whites but also several black men.
• D)Brown planned to seize the arsenal at Harpers Ferry as part of a broader plan to instigate a large-scale operation against slavery.