What Effect Did the Execution of John Brown Have on Southern

question 25

Multiple Choice

What effect did the execution of John Brown have on southern whites?

• A) Their fears were allayed because his execution sent a message in defense of slavery.
• B) Southern whites used even greater violence toward their slaves.
• C) Brown's execution did little to assure southern whites that the institution of slavery was safe.
• D) Southern whites were motivated to arm themselves and their plantations against the next Brown.

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