What did southerners think of john brown?

it further strained relations between the north and the south and convinced

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the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful. 

pennsylvania, new hampshire, massachusetts, connecticut and rhode island .