The government then sent in over three thousand members of the state militia to defeat them. Turner’s men were on there way to the armory in the county seat of Jerusalem, and, since they were disorganized and partially drunk, the revolt was defeated. Over a hundred innocent slaves were beaten, tortured, and murdered by the troops because of the rebellion. Nat Turner and a few followers eluded capture until October 30th (Coffey). Nat Turner, was tried, convicted, and then hung along with sixteen slaves on November 11th. Although Nat Turner’s rebellion can be considered smaller than the Haitian Revolution, it had much more effect. This had caused a wave of fear in the South. Stricter laws prohibiting slaves from being educated and limiting the rights of all blacks were enacted by the southern government. Even the ones in the South who supported the anti-slavery movement had stopped because of the revolt.
Many people of the time