Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery.
Legalism influenced the Chinese society during its dynastic era because it prescribed harsh penalties for any minor crime. Legalism was a belief the ancient China people had that humans were able to do more wrong than right. Because they were only motivated by things that for were for self gain.
