What was John Brown’s primary objective when he led his raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry?

To seize weapons in order to arm enslaved people for a large-scale rebellion

To capture the arsenal as a political statement against the Dred Scott decision

To prevent Abraham Lincoln from being able to win the presidential election

To pressure Congress into passing a new and final compromise on slavery

The famous debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858 primarily highlighted the nation's deep disagreement over which issue?

The economic policy regarding tariffs

The moral and political future of slavery

The construction of a transcontinental railroad

The rights of states to nullify federal laws

They organized a boycott of all Northern goods.

They formally voted to secede from the Union.

They sent a delegation to negotiate with Lincoln.

They appealed the election results to the Supreme Court.

A concern that Northern states would receive more funding for railroads.

The belief that the new president would work to abolish slavery.

That the federal government planned to impose high taxes on cotton exports.

That Lincoln would order an immediate military invasion of the South.

It led to the immediate passage of stricter fugitive slave laws.

It united both regions against the use of political violence.

It deepened the feelings of mistrust and division between the two regions.

It caused a temporary truce in the debate over slavery's expansion.