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John Brown's Raid (1859)

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  • Q1
    What was John Brown's Raid?
    A failed attempt to assassinate President James Buchanan
    An attempt to start a slave rebellion by seizing a federal arsenal in Virginia
    A successful raid on a Confederate military base in Maryland
    A successful slave rebellion in Virginia led by John Brown
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  • Q2
    When did John Brown's Raid take place?
    1849
    1869
    1879
    1859
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  • Q3
    How many men did John Brown and his followers bring to the raid?
    50
    10
    21
    35
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  • Q4
    Was John Brown successful in his raid?
    It is unknown
    Yes
    Partially
    No
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  • Q5
    What happened to John Brown after the raid?
    He was killed in the raid
    He escaped to Canada
    He was captured, tried, and hanged for treason
    He was pardoned by President Buchanan
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  • Q6
    Who did John Brown hope to inspire with his raid?
    Southern slave owners
    White abolitionists
    Union soldiers
    Enslaved African Americans
    30s
  • Q7
    Which abolitionist newspaper editor helped fund John Brown's raid?
    Harriet Beecher Stowe
    Frederick Douglass
    William Lloyd Garrison
    Gerrit Smith
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  • Q8
    What was the name of the arsenal that John Brown and his followers attempted to seize?
    Fort Sumter
    Gettysburg
    Antietam
    Harper's Ferry
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  • Q9
    How did the South react to John Brown's Raid?
    They were indifferent to it
    They were inspired to join the abolitionist movement
    They supported John Brown's cause
    They saw it as proof of a Northern abolitionist conspiracy
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  • Q10
    What impact did John Brown's Raid have on the issue of slavery in America?
    It had no impact on the issue of slavery
    It further polarized North and South and contributed to the start of the Civil War
    It increased support for slavery in the South
    It led to the immediate abolition of slavery
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