In His Raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown Intended to

Multiple Choice

In his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown intended to

A) call upon the slaves to rise and establish a black free state.
B) arouse the South to secede from the Union.
C) stir West Virginia to break away from Virginia as a free state.
D) demonstrate that blacks could fight for their freedom.
E) seize weapons to start a guerrilla war against the federal government.