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Unit 5 – Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848–1877
Topic 5.6
How did John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry intensify the sectional crisis?
It unified the North and South against a common enemy.
It led to immediate secession of Southern states.
It increased Southern fears of a Northern-led slave insurrection.
It resulted in a large-scale slave rebellion in the South.
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