Stono's Rebellion And Its Impact On The British Colonies

The Enlightenment period in the eighteenth century is a significant time in history as it became the standard structure for democratic society. However, Enlightenment did not address slavery yet enlightened government rule leading to the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution. Both milestones in history are significant game changers in history.

The Stono Rebellion was at the time the biggest slave rebellion to ever take place in the American colonies. It came at a time when owning slaves was one of the accepted things in the colonies and the colonists depended on the labor the slaves were doing. Some colonies entire economies depended on it. In South Carolina, there were more slaves than free men in the colony. This was because of the African slave trade.

Thus, it could be said that Bacon's Rebellion and Stonos Rebellion were similar in terms of their influence, motive, and time period. Both rebellions increased the rights of man as a whole. As previously stated both rebellions closely resembled each other in the way that both influenced slavery albeit in different ways. The reason for this was that Bacon's Rebellion ended indentured servitude which meant that more workers were needed, mainly slaves. Slavery was already used in the early days of american history when the colonies were first established although its use was still not as widespread in America as it would be later on.

Colonists took benefits from the mercantile system, large sums for ship builders, colonial protection by British army

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.

For years Britain’s economy reaped the rewards of financial gain through the laws of the Navigation Acts which forced the use of only British vessels for trade between the Britain and its colonies and the Triangle Trade which Britain and its colonies and Africa traded between themselves for slaves, raw goods and manufactured products. During this time Britain’s concern for a relationship with its colonies diminished and as time passed so did the colonists sense of being British. As more immigrants from other nations settled in the colonies and children born in this new land became adults, being British lessened.

The Stono Rebellion occurred in South Carolina on September 9, 1739. A group of about twenty slaves led by a slave named Jemmy went to a local store and attacked. They stole several guns and powder and decapitated the two men working there. The slaves left the decapitated heads on the front porch like they were staring into the distance. The slaves continued to march along what is today’s Highway 17. Along their march, the slaves burned plantations, gathered more to their number, and killed many white slave owners. The slaves also slaughtered the white women and white children of the slave owners. Very few people were spared during the Stono Rebellion. By the time the march was coming to an end, the slaves had killed between twenty and twenty-five white people. The

The Stono Rebellion took place in South Carolina in 1739. Named after the Stono River, near where many of the whites were killed, the event happened on September 9th, with various reports differing on how long those in the revolt remained at large. The revolt consisted of slaves breaking away from their bondage, taking up arms and joining those in the cause. The rebellion resulted in the deaths of men, women, and children on various properties destroyed by the revolting slaves.

“On Sunday, September 9th, 1739 the British colony of South Carolina was shaken by a slave uprising that culminated with the death of sixty people” (The Stono Rebellion 1739). It was one of the first organized slave revolts in history (Stono Rebellion 1739). As a result, the Stono Rebellion started to change viewpoints on slavery. Slave revolts started to become a problem for plantation owners. Due to this conflict over slave revolts, specifically the Stono Rebellion, South Carolina compromised by passing the Negro Act of 1740 and other laws regarding slavery.

Britain had just defeated France in the French and Indian War. The treaty that ended the war gave Britain most of France's territory in North America. That territory stretched from the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Mississippi River and included much of Canada. Most American colonists took pride in being part of the British Empire, which was then the world's most powerful empire.

The Stono Rebellion caused several changes in the government of South Carolina. After the slave rebellion, stricter and harsher laws were passed. This caused slaves to not to be able to do most of the things that they could do before. For example, the white colonists rapidly passed the Negro Act. The Negro Act was implemented to severely limit slave privileges (Stono's Rebellion). It was also passed because the number of black people in colonial America was rapidly increasing for some time.

- A political and economic policy adapted by most European monarchs. A mercantile system exist when the government controlled all economic activities to strengthen national power.

|Treaty of Utrecht (1713) gave Britain control of the areas of Hudson Bay, Acadia (Nova Scotia), and Newfoundland |

Navigation acts: laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for the use of trade trade between Britain and its colonies

Later on, it was found that the colony of New France did not last. It officially ended with the Treaty of Paris. This proves that, because of the peace treaty of Paris, the British was able to establish more