All of the following is true about John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry, EXCEPT:

a. The federal arsenal was an easy target and easily stormed.
b. Slaves from nearby communities quickly joined the attack.
c. John Brown's followers were surrounded and defeated by federal troops under the command of Robert E. Lee.
d. John Brown had come to Virginia from Kansas.


B

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