Slave Insurrection of 1741
E943041
The Slave Insurrection of 1741 was a suspected plot by enslaved Africans and poor whites in New York City that led to mass arrests, trials, and executions amid widespread panic and dubious evidence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Slave Insurrection of 1741 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11726422 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slave Insurrection of 1741 Context triple: [New York Conspiracy of 1741, alsoKnownAs, Slave Insurrection of 1741]
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Stono Rebellion
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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B.
Malê revolt
The Malê revolt was an 1835 slave uprising in Salvador, Bahia, led primarily by Muslim African slaves, and is considered one of the most significant urban slave rebellions in Brazilian history.
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C.
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
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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D.
Berbice slave uprising of 1763
The Berbice slave uprising of 1763 was a major 18th-century rebellion in the Dutch colony of Berbice (now part of Guyana), in which enslaved Africans rose up against colonial rule and briefly controlled much of the territory.
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E.
Natchez revolt of 1729
The Natchez revolt of 1729 was a major uprising by the Natchez people against French colonial authorities in Louisiana, resulting in the destruction of Fort Rosalie and significantly reshaping French-Native relations in the Lower Mississippi Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slave Insurrection of 1741 Target entity description: The Slave Insurrection of 1741 was a suspected plot by enslaved Africans and poor whites in New York City that led to mass arrests, trials, and executions amid widespread panic and dubious evidence.
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A.
Stono Rebellion
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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B.
Malê revolt
The Malê revolt was an 1835 slave uprising in Salvador, Bahia, led primarily by Muslim African slaves, and is considered one of the most significant urban slave rebellions in Brazilian history.
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C.
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
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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D.
Berbice slave uprising of 1763
The Berbice slave uprising of 1763 was a major 18th-century rebellion in the Dutch colony of Berbice (now part of Guyana), in which enslaved Africans rose up against colonial rule and briefly controlled much of the territory.
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E.
Natchez revolt of 1729
The Natchez revolt of 1729 was a major uprising by the Natchez people against French colonial authorities in Louisiana, resulting in the destruction of Fort Rosalie and significantly reshaping French-Native relations in the Lower Mississippi Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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suspected slave revolt ⓘ |
| affectedGroup |
Black enslaved population of New York City
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poor white residents of New York City ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Negro Plot of 1741
NERFINISHED
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New York Conspiracy of 1741 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dubious evidence
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forced confessions ⓘ racialized hysteria ⓘ widespread panic ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Salem witch trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Daniel Horsmanden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | The New-York Conspiracy, or the History of the Negro Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
African American history
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legal history of colonial America ⓘ urban history of New York City ⓘ |
| followedBy |
executions
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mass arrests ⓘ trials ⓘ |
| genre | slave revolt scare ⓘ |
| hasCause |
economic inequality
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fear of slave rebellion ⓘ racial tensions in colonial New York ⓘ series of fires in New York City ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Anglo-Spanish conflict
NERFINISHED
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War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ expansion of slavery in New York ⓘ fear of Spanish incitement of slave revolts ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
New York colonial authorities
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enslaved Africans ⓘ poor whites ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | evidence for an organized conspiracy is considered weak by many historians ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
example of racial persecution
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judicial miscarriage of justice ⓘ moral panic ⓘ |
| legalProceedings | special court of oyer and terminer ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution |
burning at the stake
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hanging ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleArrested | over 150 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleExecuted | at least 30 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleTransported | over 70 ⓘ |
| partOf | history of slavery in New York ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1741 ⓘ |
| prosecutedBy | Daniel Horsmanden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
heightened racial control mechanisms
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increased surveillance of enslaved people ⓘ stricter slave codes in New York ⓘ |
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