John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry (oct 16, 1859 – oct 18, 1859)
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2. This was an effort made by John Brown to initiate a slave revolt in Southern States by taking over the US arsenal3. The last straw for the South who saw this as a direct attack by the North to destroy the Southern economy by starting slave revolts. Though the North condemned Brown's radical actions the South was not in favor of believing the North.
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oct 16, 1859
oct 18, 1859
~ 2 days