What was one effect of John Brown's actions at Harpers Ferry?

a. an increase in tensions between the North and South
b. a brief period of national unity
c. the end of the abolitionist movement
d. an embarrassing defeat for Robert E. Lee


Ans: a. an increase in tensions between the North and South

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