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Causes Of Pre-Civil War

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Pre-Civil War:  1859- In October, a small group of white and black men held an attack at Harpers Ferry, the federal arsenal. This group was led by John Brown and he led this attack in the hopes to start a slave rebellion. John was captured after he had killed four white men and one black man by the U.S. Marines. Robert E. Lee was the leader of these marines. John Brown was tried in Charles Town, Virginia. John was sentenced to death and hung on December 2, 1859.  Virginia had the largest population of African Americans and slaves were an important part of the state’s economy. Virginia made most of its money buying and selling slaves.  Virginia was the home to the fire-eater Edmund Ruffin. He claimed that Virginia and states like Virginia

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