Question

1. choose the best answer. what was the result of john browns raid against the federal arsenal at harpers ferry in virginia? brown managed to capture weapons, arm enslaved people, and lead them into hiding in a nearby wilderness. brown and 27 men were killed when ammunition in the arsenal exploded. abraham lincoln negotiated the release of browns hostages and brown escaped. captured by u.s. army forces under colonel robert e. lee, brown was convicted of murder, treason, and leading enslaved people in insurrection, and then hanged. 6) choose the best answer. what was the political effect of the john brown raid? though it failed, brown inspired at least a dozen other raids by abolitionists. the raid alarmed southerners but made brown a martyr for abolitionists. the raid was denounced by southerners and northerners alike. federal officials doubled the size of the u.s. army.

Explanation:

For the first question, John Brown was captured by U.S. Army forces under Colonel Robert E. Lee, convicted, and hanged after his raid on Harpers Ferry. For the second question, the raid alarmed Southerners as it was a threat to the slave - holding system, while it made Brown a martyr for abolitionists who saw his actions as a bold stand against slavery.

Answer:

1. Captured by U.S. Army forces under Colonel Robert E. Lee, Brown was convicted of murder, treason, and leading enslaved people in insurrection, and then hanged.
2. The raid alarmed Southerners but made Brown a martyr for abolitionists.