Nat Turner’s Rebellion

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Nat Turner’s Rebellion was an 1831 slave uprising in Southampton County, Virginia, led by enslaved preacher Nat Turner, which became one of the most significant and feared revolts in American history.

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instanceOf historical event
slave rebellion
uprising
aftermathDeaths more than 100 Black people killed in reprisals
alsoKnownAs Southampton Insurrection
cause Nat Turner’s religious visions
oppression of enslaved African Americans
system of chattel slavery in Virginia
country United States
documentedIn The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831 pamphlet by Thomas R. Gray)
endDate 1831-08-23
endedWith capture of Nat Turner
suppression of the uprising by state and local forces
hasMainProtagonist Nat Turner
historicalContext occurred after the Missouri Compromise era
occurred during the antebellum period
influenced Northern abolitionist discourse
Southern pro-slavery arguments
involvedEthnicGroup enslaved African Americans
leader Nat Turner
legalConsequence harsher laws against manumission in Virginia
laws prohibiting teaching enslaved people to read and write
tighter controls on slave movement and gatherings
location Southampton County, Virginia
numberOfDeaths approximately 55 white people killed
numberOfParticipants about 70 enslaved and free Black men
opposedBy Virginia militia
local white posses
partOf antebellum South history
history of slavery in the United States
region American South
relatedTo American Civil War causes
Gabriel’s Rebellion
Stono Rebellion
religiousDimension inspired by Nat Turner’s interpretation of Christian visions
result death of dozens of white residents in Southampton County
execution of Nat Turner
execution of many alleged participants
heightened sectional tensions over slavery
increased restrictions on education and assembly for Black people
stricter slave codes in Southern states
violent reprisals against enslaved and free Black people
significance intensified fears of slave insurrections among white Southerners
one of the most significant slave revolts in U.S. history
startDate 1831-08-21
state Virginia
timePeriod August 1831
year 1831

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Nat Turner Bible associatedWithEvent Nat Turner’s Rebellion
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Southampton County, Virginia historicallyKnownFor Nat Turner’s slave rebellion
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Southampton County, Virginia siteOf Nat Turner’s 1831 slave rebellion
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The Birth of a Nation (2016 film) historicalEventDepicted Nat Turner’s slave rebellion
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Nat Turner’s Confessions about 1831 Southampton County slave rebellion
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Nat Turner’s Confessions describesEvent Nat Turner’s slave rebellion
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The Confessions of Nat Turner basedOnEvent Nat Turner’s slave rebellion
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Nat Turner leaderOf Nat Turner's slave rebellion
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Nat Turner notableEvent Nat Turner's slave rebellion
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Jerusalem, Southampton County, Virginia event Nat Turner’s slave rebellion
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Southampton Insurrection of 1831 alsoKnownAs Nat Turner’s Rebellion