Following John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry,many southerners assumed
A)the raid was the isolated act of an antislavery fanatic.
B)the North was dominated by people intent on destroying the South.
C)northern politicians would use the raid as an excuse to further restrict slavery.
D)the abolitionist movement would shortly fall into disgrace.
E)his execution would put a stop to northern agitation over slavery once and for all.

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Many southerners saw John Brown's raid as evidence that the North was dominated by people intent on destroying the South, thereby increasing tensions between the Northern and Southern states.

Following John Brown's 1859 Raid on Harpers Ferry,many Southerners Assumed