John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry (1859)
- A
Was a peaceful protest march that ended with negotiated antislavery reforms in Virginia and won broad Southern political support
- B
Was an organized political campaign to secure voting rights for free Black men in Virginia, leading to a state constitutional convention
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Was an attempt to seize a federal arsenal and incite a slave uprising; he was captured and executed, becoming a martyr to abolitionists
- D
Was successful in seizing the federal arsenal and arming a sustained slave rebellion that spread across several Southern states
Explanation
Confirmed Southern fears that Northerners would use violence to end slavery.