John Brown's plot to cause a slave revolt was not successful. Abolitionist, and former slave aided Brown before the raid but did not participate in it. Harriet Tubman was ill and other abolitionists didn't think he would be successful. Brown tried to enlist Black scholar Frederick Douglas in the plot, but Douglas informed him he was crazy. Brown was hanged fir treason.
John Brown's plot to cause a slave revolt was not successful. Abolitionist, and former slave aided Brown before the raid but did not participate in it. Harriet Tubman was ill and other abolitionists didn't think he would be successful. Brown tried to enlist Black scholar Frederick Douglas in the plot, but Douglas informed him he was crazy. Brown was hanged fir treason.
Because they thought he was trying to do the right thing
The raid deepened the division between the North and South
So that the slave owners would a lesson on keeping slaves
Harpers Ferry is in West Virginia.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
John Browns Raid took place in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Virginia
harpers ferry was a hub of trains and canals ,which provided escpe routes.
harpers ferry was a hub of trains and canals ,which provided escpe routes.
A. Why was John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry a turning point?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia
Virginia - in what is now West Virginia
John Browns raid was at Harpers Ferry which is now in West Virginia.
Because they thought he was trying to do the right thing
The raid deepened the division between the North and South
So that the slave owners would a lesson on keeping slaves
Harpers Ferry is in West Virginia.