Stono Rebellion

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath execution of captured rebels
gptkbp:casualties about 25 white colonists
about 35 to 50 enslaved people
gptkbp:caused_by desire for freedom
increased tensions between races
harsh treatment of enslaved people
gptkbp:community_impact shaped perceptions of slavery
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:consequences fear among slave owners
led to stricter slave laws
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced African American folklore
gptkbp:cultural_representation depicted in literature and art
gptkbp:date September 9, 1739
gptkbp:duration about one day
gptkbp:government_type increased restrictions on enslaved people
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied by historians
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Monarch
colonial resistance to British rule
gptkbp:historical_documentation eyewitness accounts
records from colonial archives
gptkbp:historical_event part of African American heritage
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Governor_James_Glen
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced slave laws in the colonies
gptkbp:historical_significance Lowcountry region of South Carolina
early example of organized resistance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stono Rebellion
gptkbp:influence set a precedent for resistance
gptkbp:influences highlighted the brutality of slavery
gptkbp:inspired_by Spanish Florida's promise of freedom
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in remembered in African American history
gptkbp:is_motivated_by escape to freedom
gptkbp:leadership Jemmy
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:the_Negro_Act_of_1740
gptkbp:legacy remains a topic of study
symbol of resistance against slavery
gptkbp:legislation slave codes
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:narrative_style varied interpretations by scholars
gptkbp:outcome suppression by colonial militia
gptkbp:participants approximately 20
enslaved Africans
gptkbp:primary_source newspaper articles from the time
gptkbp:related_event other slave rebellions
gptkbp:resulted_in increased slave patrols
gptkbp:significance one of the largest slave uprisings in the British colonies
gptkbp:type gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carolina_Colony
gptkb:Carolina_colony
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Combahee_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5