John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859 was an attempt to start a slave rebellion and end slavery by force, significantly impacting the nation's stance on abolition.
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859 was significant as it was an attempt to start a slave rebellion and end slavery by force. Brown planned to seize weapons from the federal arsenal to incite slaves to rebel against their masters. This event convinced southerners that northerners were willing to go to great lengths to abolish slavery and played a role in the lead-up to the Civil War.
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