Harpers ferry
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- Planning the war
- First, we will take over federal weapon that are being stored at Harpers Ferry. If I arm the slaves then they could fight back.
- Brown's Small Force
- The raid
- Oh no, townspeople and militia are here! Where are the local slaves???
- success
- John Brown thought of a plan to end slavery in the South. In 1859, Brown began planning his abolitionist revolution.
- Captured
- No!
- John Brown gathered a small force. It consisted of 16 white men, 3 free black men, 1 freed slave and 1 fugitive slave.
- Hanging
- The first part of the raid was successful. Brown was local slaves to come help but they never did. Browns men were surrounded by townspeople and militia. A few of his men were killed and they moved to John Brown's fort.
- Outcome
- Two days after the raid, Colonel Robert E Lee arrived with his marines. He offered Brown the chance to surrender but Brown refused. After he refused, they attacked. Many of Brown's men died but brown was taken prisoner.
- Surrender!
- John Brown and a few of his men were convicted of treason and they were hung on December 2 1859
- Brown became a known abolitionist and his story became famous. The Civil War would happen a year later.
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