day‚ what became known as the Stono Rebellion‚ was led by Jemmy‚ an Angolan literate slave. He was most likely owned by the Cato family‚ who lived just north of the Stono River‚ so he was also known as Cato. 20 other enslaved Africans congregated and made a plan to go to Spanish Florida where they sought the freedom offered in Saint Augustine for slaves who managed to successfully escape the British colonies. But escape for slaves was no easy feat‚ and the Stono Rebellion was no exception. The rebels
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Stone rebellion in South Carolina Claiming roughly eighty black and white lives and involving as many as one hundred slaves and perhaps as many whites‚ the Stono Rebellion of September 1739 was one of the most significant and violent slave uprisings in colonial America. Although the rebels failed in their attempt to reach St. Augustine and claim freedom under Spanish rule‚ the revolt shaped South Carolina slave society in some important ways and its legacy lingered for years after the event.
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The Stono Rebellion of 1739 Of all the slave rebellions of the seventeen hundreds‚ the Stono Rebellion would come to be known as the largest and most violent‚ and would have the most dramatic effects on the government’s regulation and surveillance of enslaved African-Americans. There are several speculated causes of the insurrection‚ one of which being the Security Act of 1739; stating that men should bear weapons during church services as a precaution against slaves. Another possible cause was
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Between 1676 and 1739 there were a lot of rebellions‚ uprisings‚ wars‚ and revolts in colonial America. Two specific rebellions are Bacon’s Rebellion‚ which occurred in 1676‚ and the Stono Rebellion‚ which occurred in 1739. These two rebellions were caused by pent up anger and tension between slaves and indentured servants and white people. Both Bacon’s Rebellion and the Stono Rebellion were the cause of Native American and Slave tensions. Bacon’s Rebellion started when the Susquehannock people of
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- Because colonial society in America was only just beginning‚ in the late 1600’s and early 1700’s‚ tension had mounted amongst settlers‚ natives‚ and slaves. Bacon’s Rebellion was an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony‚ led by Nathaniel Bacon. The Pueblo Revolt was an uprising of the Pueblo Indians against Spanish settlers in 1680 in New Mexico. The Stono Rebellion was a slave uprising in 1739 in the colony of South Carolina‚ and was the largest slave uprising prior to the American Revolution
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On September 9‚ 1739‚ a man called Jemmy led 20 slaves—many of whom held prior experience with combat and weaponry—in a gathering at Stono River. They raided a warehouse store called Hutchenson’s. They beheaded the white owners of the store and left their bloody heads in front of the store for everyone to see. Jemmy led them through the neighborhood where they targeted homes‚ killing
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Both the Bacon Rebellion and the Pueblo revolt were ignited by the mounting apprehension of preserving safety and a way of life as white settlers and Native Americans come together on the same land. Because European settlers were trying to settle on land already occupied by Indians‚ many conflicts arose. For many white settlers‚ as was the case in the Bacon Rebellion‚ the clash of the two races caused an uneasy apprehension. The white settlers felt threatened by the Native Americans‚ and‚ as a result
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Bacon’s Rebellion and the Salem witchcraft trials are both events that colonists used to show their anger at or resentment of colonial society life. Bacon’s Rebellion was a revolt against Governor Berkeley’s policies with the local natives. He monopolized the thriving fur trade and wasn’t willing to risk ruining it. The Salem witchcraft trials were a result of unsettled social and religious conditions of the Massachusetts village. Some of the victims were even accused because of their wealth and
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Views of the Stono Slave Rebellion review The Stono Slave Rebellion took place on Sunday‚ 9 September 1739‚ was a slave uprising that‚ although the actual event was short lived‚ it caused major changes on the treatment of slaves in America‚ the largest change being the slaves loss of Sundays to work freely for themselves. and it was The two documents‚ An Account of the Negroe Insurrection in South Carolina‚ and A Family Account of the Stono Uprising‚ are documents that explain the Stono Slave rebellion
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Vishaal Gupta Mr. Decarlo AP US July 23 2010 Creating Tensions in Colonial Society After the different European nations colonized the Americas‚ societies began to sprout in those colonies. They were very similar to those societies that had been going on for centuries in Europe. There were governments‚ workers‚ schools‚ and hospitals. Issues began to come about in these societies due to revolts and rebellions by the people. They were unhappy with the way they were treated and their life style
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