John Brown hoped that his raid on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, would ________.

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John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry sought to seize the federal armory and use the weapons to arm enslaved people, thereby starting a slave rebellion in the state of Virginia.

Relevant knowledge points:
- John Brown was a radical abolitionist who believed in armed insurrection to overthrow slavery.
- Harper’s Ferry (October 1859) contained a federal arsenal whose rifles and arms could equip insurgents.
- Brown’s prior actions (e.g., Pottawatomie Creek) and his own proclamations show a plan for violent revolt rather than legislative persuasion.

Step-by-step reasoning:
1. Objective inferred from target: Brown attacked the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry because it stored weapons—useful only if the aim was to arm a large number of people for violent action.
2. Tactical plan: Brown intended to free enslaved people in Virginia and neighboring states, arm them with captured weapons, and spark an insurrection that would spread through the slaveholding South.
3. Evidence from Brown’s statements and conduct: At his trial he openly admitted his intent to instigate a slave uprising; he organized a small force prepared for guerrilla-style operations and liberation raids.
4. Outcome details that confirm intent: His failure (he was quickly captured by U.S. Marines under Robert E. Lee and later executed) shows the plan hinged on local support and the seizure of arms—consistent with an attempt to start a rebellion.

Why other options are incorrect:
- “force governments of the South to voluntarily emancipate slaves”: Brown sought violent overthrow, not voluntary legal emancipation by Southern governments.
- “cause the government to support the Lecompton Constitution”: The Lecompton Constitution concerned Kansas in 1857; Brown’s raid aimed at immediate insurrection in the South, not federal policy on Kansas.
- “cause the resignation of James Buchanan”: Brown’s purpose was insurrection against slavery, not to force the president’s resignation.

Conclusion: All evidence indicates Brown intended to start a slave rebellion in Virginia; this matches the correct answer: start a slave rebellion in the state of Virginia.

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