Question

What was the result of John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry?

Answer 1

Answer: To start a slave rebellion

Explanation

John Brown hoped to build up and arm a slave rebellion.

Answer 2

Even though the raid had failed, it caused tension between whites and blacks and helped raise stakes of the presidential election of 1860. His raid also helped make any further accommodations between the north and south nearly impossible, becoming an important impetus of the civil war... so he helped "launch" the civil war .