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Nat Turner 's Rebellion Of The United States

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The Southampton Insurrection, also known as Nat Turner’s Rebellion, was one of the largest slave revolts in the United States. The leader of this revolt was a slave named Nat Turner and his slave owner was Joseph Travis. Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800 and raised in Southampton County, Virginia which was an area with predominantly more whites than blacks.
Nat Turner’s mother was from Africa but was shipped to America to be a slave. Their slave holder was Benjamin Turner whose son taught him how to read and write. At a young age Turner’s mother taught him to hate slavery and raised him to be very religious. He was often seen practicing his beliefs whether it include fasting, praying, or reading the bible. Along with being a slave, …show more content…

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They originally planned to attack on July 4th but when Turner became sick they had to postpone. On August 13th an atmospheric disturbance occurred that made the sun seem to be a bluish-green. Turner believed that this was the last straw and that God wanted him to attack soon. This insurrection will make Nat Turner the leader of a rebellion that was the bloodiest and most effective in American history. (Larson)
On the morning of Sunday August 21, 1831 six slaves met at a barbeque at the Travis plantation. Everything seemed like a normal day to everyone. The men were there for three hours while they waited for Turner to arrive. All together they were there for eleven hours discussing their plans until they finally decided that that was the day that the insurrection was going to unfold. Their plan was to capture the county armory at Jerusalem then march thirty miles to Dismal Swamp. “Two things were decided: to begin their work that night, and to begin it with a massacre so swift and irresistible as to create in a few days more terror than many battles, and so spare the need of future bloodshed.” (Higginson)
Turner and his six followers went at two o’clock in the morning and killed his slave owner Joseph Travis and all of his family and

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