Nat turner and john brown were executed by the government for violent acts, but were heroes to many americans. which statement best explains why many americans admired them?

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Nat Turner and John Brown were both individuals that despised the institution of slavery. In order to show their disdain for this system, they both committed violent acts. Nat Turner lead a slave rebellion in the South while John Brown lead a raid on a federal arsenal in hopes that he could take weapons from there in order to arm slaves. The goal of both of these men were to get rid of this institution. One of the many reasons why these individuals are remembered and admired is because they were willing to risk their lives for the cause of freeing slaves.

Ithink the answer is b