Use the text to answer the question. I deny every thing but what I have already admitted, of a design on my part to free Slaves. I intended, certainly, to have made a clean thing of that matter, as I did last winter, when I went into Missouri, and there took Slaves, without the snapping of a gun on either side . . . . I never did intend murder, or treason, or the destruction of property, or to excite or incite Slaves to rebellion, or to make insurrection. — John Brown Addressing the Virginia Court, 1859 John Brown was a prominent figure during the Bleeding Kansas period. Based on the text, Brown likely supported (1 point) Responses the Free-Staters because they were abolitionists committed to ending slavery. the Free-Staters because they were abolitionists committed to ending slavery. the Free-Staters because they opposed congressional regulation of slavery. the Free-Staters because they opposed congressional regulation of slavery. the Border Ruffians because they sought to open new territory for a free state. the Border Ruffians because they sought to open new territory for a free state. the Border Ruffians because they were willing to engage in violence.

Answer 1

Based on the text provided, John Brown likely supported "the Free-Staters because they were abolitionists committed to ending slavery."