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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry .
started the largest slave revolt in American history
deepened the sectional divide by raising Southern fears of additional Northern plots to provoke slave insurrections
was praised by Abraham Lincoln for Brown’s willingness to die for the cause of ending slavery
was condemned by all Northerners
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Answer: deepened the sectional divide by raising Southern fears of additional Northern plots to provoke slave insurrections.
Brief explanation: Brown’s October 1859 raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry failed, he was captured and executed, but the attempt alarmed Southerners and intensified Northern–Southern mistrust. Northerners were divided in their reactions (some saw Brown as a martyr, others condemned the violence), and Abraham Lincoln did not praise the raid.
Brief explanation: Brown’s October 1859 raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry failed, he was captured and executed, but the attempt alarmed Southerners and intensified Northern–Southern mistrust. Northerners were divided in their reactions (some saw Brown as a martyr, others condemned the violence), and Abraham Lincoln did not praise the raid.
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