<span>A. </span>They were astonished and angered by northern support for Brown
<span>John Brown led a really small army when he led the raid and his goal was to go after the slave rebellion in the south. Although, people were confused by his intentions, the result of his irrational plan led to the division of the north and south. </span>
Their militaries needed to be modernized their isolationist past had left them far behind western society they shared dislike of western ideas and culture they needed to forgo tradition in Order to advanced Society
