Question

Why did John Brown lead the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859?

to inspire Southern slaveholders to resist abolitionists

to inspire an armed uprising of enslaved African Americans

to protest the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

to protest the use of militia to defend fugitive slave hunters

Answer 1

Answer: The second answer

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

to inspire an armed uprising of enslaved African Americans. He was strongly against slavery and thought that if the slaves saw white people fighting for them the slaves would join him. However, his plan backfired when none of the slaves joined him and the government sent military back up