Stono Rebellion
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The Stono Rebellion was a major 1739 slave uprising in colonial South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant acts of resistance by enslaved Africans in British North America.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stono Rebellion canonical | 12 |
| Stono Rebellion of 1739 | 1 |
| Stono Uprising | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T257531 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Stono Rebellion Context triple: [Province of South Carolina, significantEvent, Stono Rebellion]
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Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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Morant Bay Rebellion
The Morant Bay Rebellion was an 1865 uprising by Black Jamaicans protesting poverty, injustice, and colonial oppression, which was brutally suppressed and led to major changes in British colonial governance.
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Yamasee War
The Yamasee War was a major early 18th-century conflict in the colonial American South in which a coalition of Native American tribes fought against British colonists, reshaping the region’s balance of power and colonial-Indian relations.
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Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a late-18th- to early-19th-century slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that led to the abolition of slavery there and the establishment of Haiti as the first Black republic and the first successful slave-led state in the modern world.
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Morant Bay
Morant Bay is a town in southeastern Jamaica known as the site of the pivotal 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion against British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Stono Rebellion Target entity description: The Stono Rebellion was a major 1739 slave uprising in colonial South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant acts of resistance by enslaved Africans in British North America.
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A.
Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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B.
Morant Bay Rebellion
The Morant Bay Rebellion was an 1865 uprising by Black Jamaicans protesting poverty, injustice, and colonial oppression, which was brutally suppressed and led to major changes in British colonial governance.
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C.
Yamasee War
The Yamasee War was a major early 18th-century conflict in the colonial American South in which a coalition of Native American tribes fought against British colonists, reshaping the region’s balance of power and colonial-Indian relations.
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D.
Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a late-18th- to early-19th-century slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that led to the abolition of slavery there and the establishment of Haiti as the first Black republic and the first successful slave-led state in the modern world.
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E.
Morant Bay
Morant Bay is a town in southeastern Jamaica known as the site of the pivotal 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion against British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
slave rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cato’s Conspiracy
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Cato’s Conspiracy ⓘ
surface form:
Cato’s Rebellion
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| cause |
brutal conditions of slavery in colonial South Carolina
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desire for freedom among enslaved Africans ⓘ tensions created by the Spanish offer of freedom to escaped British slaves in Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| colony | Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| consequence |
South Carolina Negro Act of 1740
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increased regulation of slave movement ⓘ restrictions on slave assembly ⓘ restrictions on slave education ⓘ |
| country |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
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| date | 1739 ⓘ |
| goal |
escape to Spanish Florida
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freedom from slavery ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
occurred in a rice plantation economy
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took place during the War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroups |
Kongo-speaking Africans
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enslaved Africans from Central Africa ⓘ |
| leader |
Cato
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Jemmy ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced later slave resistance in North America
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used as evidence of the dangers of slavery by later abolitionists ⓘ |
| location |
South Carolina
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Stono River ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
around 40 enslaved rebels killed during suppression
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at least 20 white colonists ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants |
approximately 20 initial rebels
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over 60 enslaved people at its height ⓘ |
| opponent |
Province of Carolina
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surface form:
South Carolina colonial authorities
South Carolina militia ⓘ |
| participants |
enslaved Africans
ⓘ
white colonial militia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic slave resistance
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history of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
South Carolina Negro Act of 1740
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surface form:
Negro Act of 1740
history of South Carolina plantations ⓘ slave codes in the American colonies ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the rebels by colonial militia
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execution of many rebel slaves ⓘ tightening of slave codes in South Carolina ⓘ |
| significance |
major act of resistance by enslaved Africans in British North America
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one of the largest slave uprisings in the British mainland colonies ⓘ |
| startDate | 1739-09-09 ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
African American history
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Atlantic world history ⓘ colonial American history ⓘ |
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Subject: Stono Rebellion Description of subject: The Stono Rebellion was a major 1739 slave uprising in colonial South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant acts of resistance by enslaved Africans in British North America.
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