Why did a group of abolitionists attack Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859?
They wanted to arm enslaved workers using the town’s armory.
They wanted to create a place of safe refuge for fugitive slaves.
They wanted to show their support for the Border Ruffians.
They wanted to stop a violent uprising of enslaved workers.

How did disease impact the human death toll during this time period? disease killed more people than combat during this time. disease steadily increased as the war hospitals were attacked. improvements in medical technology decreased illness overall. disease was a small but significant contributor to deaths at this time.

What is intervention ? in government terms

1. which of the following best explains why president roosevelt proposed his 1937 “court-packing” plan? a. he argued that more juries were necessary to hear challenges to the new deal. b. he wanted to add to the supreme court more justices who supported the new deal. c. he argued that the supreme court lacked the authority to overturn new deal programs. 2. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was created primarily to address which problem? think of where deposits are made. a. the widespread bank failures that resulted from bank runs b. the freezing of credit that resulted from high unemployment c. the increase in personal debt that resulted from rising food prices