Why did John Brown lead an 1859 raid on a government arsenal in Harpers Ferry?   A. to obtain weapons for a planned slave revolt   B. to sell arms to Indian tribes in the West   C. to purchase arms for the Kansas militia   D. to steal weapons for the Confederate army

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A. to obtain weapons for a planned slave revolt

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John Brown leads an 1859 raid on a government arsenal in Harpers Ferry to obtain weapons for a planned slave revolt  .

Who is John Brown?

John Brown can be regarded as American abolitionist leader.

He lead a raid on a government arsenal in Harpers Ferry to obtain weapons for a planned slave revolt but was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion.

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