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Unit 5 – Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848–1877
Topic 5.5
What was the primary reason for John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry, Virginia?
he planned to start a slave revolt
to become the new President of the Southern Confederacy
he wanted revenge on the former residents of Kansas
he wanted to capture land for a railroad
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