John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was significant because it ______________________.
A
showed the perils of allowing slaves to become educated.
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B
was the event in Bleeding Kansas that prompted President Buchanan to send in federal troops.
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C
was the first attack on Federal property by Southern rebels.
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D
confirmed the greatest fears in the South of the effects of radical militant abolitionism, whereby whites and blacks engaged in anti-slavery violence.
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E
was the first highly organized slave rebellion.
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Solution
The correct option is C was the first attack on Federal property by Southern rebels. Abolitionist John Brown lead a small group on a raid against the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). It was an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery.