Southerners were particularly enraged by the John Brown affair because
a.so many slaves had joined the insurrection.
b.northerners' celebration of Brown as a martyr seemed to indicate their support for slave insurrection.
c.Brown had used vicious language to describe southerners and their way of life.
d.Brown escaped punishment by pleading insanity.
e.prominent Republican leaders like William Seward and Abraham Lincoln expressed admiration for Brown.
Answer: B