Which excerpt from the primary source—The Confessions of Nat Turner—supports the statement that he believed he was destined for great things from an early age?(1 point)

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“I surely would be a prophet, as the Lord had shewn me things that had happened before my birth.”
“I surely would be a prophet, as the Lord had shewn me things that had happened before my birth.”

“In this case he has either cut them off or they have nearly disappeared....”
“In this case he has either cut them off or they have nearly disappeared....”

“You have asked me to give a history of the motives which induced me to undertake the late insurrection, as you call it....”
“You have asked me to give a history of the motives which induced me to undertake the late insurrection, as you call it....”

“My grand mother, who was very religious, and to whom I was much attached.…”

Answer 1

The excerpt that supports the statement that Nat Turner believed he was destined for great things from an early age is:

“I surely would be a prophet, as the Lord had shewn me things that had happened before my birth.”

This statement indicates his belief in a prophetic role and suggests a sense of destiny linked to greater spiritual and historical significance.