Asked by Lindsey Thacker on Jun 03, 2024

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Which of the following statements about John Brown's raid is LEAST accurate?

A) The raid terrified white southerners,who viewed it as evidence that abolitionism would lead inevitably to slave rebellions.
B) The raid drew praise from most northerners,but made prominent whites such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson repudiate the antislavery cause.
C) Members of Brown's raiding party included not only whites but also several black men.
D) Brown planned to seize the arsenal at Harpers Ferry as part of a broader plan to instigate a large-scale operation against slavery.

John Brown's Raid

An armed insurrection led by abolitionist John Brown in 1859, targeting the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, intending to initiate a slave rebellion.

Harpers Ferry

A historic town in West Virginia known for John Brown's raid in 1859, an attempted armed slave uprising that played a significant role in heightening pre-Civil War tensions.

Slave Rebellions

Acts of organized resistance by enslaved people against their enslavement and oppression, occurring in various forms and locations throughout history.

  • Identify the importance of pivotal occurrences in the fight against slavery and their effect on the country.
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Karan SanghaJun 04, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
The statement in choice B is the least accurate because, contrary to suggesting that Thoreau and Emerson repudiated the antislavery cause, both were actually vocal supporters of John Brown and the antislavery movement. Thoreau, in particular, delivered a famous speech in defense of Brown, and Emerson also spoke highly of him, viewing him as a martyr for the cause.