John Brown stirred up a lot of controversy with his attack on "Harper's" Ferry in Virginia, since this was a raid aimed at arming slaves and freedman alike in order to inspire a massive revolt.
So the ball shaped bullet would hopefully stop in the ongoer and cause internal damage so the victim would die and stop combat.<span />
Jamestown
On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
They did not share the same goals on Reconstruction
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They had different ideas of reconstructions.