In His Raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown Intended to

question 50

Multiple Choice

In his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown intended to

• A) call upon the slaves to rise and establish a black free state.
• B) arouse the South to secede from the Union.
• C) stir West Virginia to break away from Virginia as a free state.
• D) demonstrate that blacks could fight for their freedom.
• E) seize weapons to start a guerrilla war against the federal government.

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