The Demise Of Nat Turner 's Rebellion

Slavery was an important economic factor, in the South, from colonial time through the early years of the United States to the end of the Civil War. The methods used by the slaveholder, who owned large scale plantations, in the south were harsh on the slave. Slaves were viewed as material properties used for to be used for economic gain. One large scale plantation owner named John R. Williams wrote to another slave , in a letter, "...Africans do seem to be made to be slaves. Their coarse manners and slow wits show that they need outlet guidance..."1* Masters would do what was necessary to keep the slave obedient and productive. This meant slaves that misbehaved would be physically punished, lose privileges, or maybe even sold, separating them from their families. For these reasons slave often didn 't misbehave, but tension that builds up will be released in often violent ways. This is the reason for frequent slave revolts. The these revolts were often led by a person or a group of people. They would gather the unhappy slaves and lead them to rebel.

Nat Turner was born on October 2nd, 1800 into a slave plantation in Southampton County, Virginia. Unlike the vast majority of slave owners, his slave owner, Benjamin Turner, provided the young Turner with a privileged lifestyle where he could receive an elementary education and play and intermingle with the white children. His childhood was also centered around the bible and a Christian way of life. His childhood was effected significantly when his father left his family to venture to the North. A few years later, Benjamin Turner died, leaving him

The book educates readers on the difficult life slaves had in America during the 1800’s and the life of Nat Turner and the rebellion he lead. The book focuses on Nat’s life and the adversities as well as challenges slaves had to go through to survive. The psychological effects slaves had for the fault of the system they were unjustly born into or put in, affected their decision making every day; either by making them obey their masters or fight for their freedom and die, rather than continue living as a slave. In the case of Nat Turner, life as a slave caused him to lead a rebellion whose sole purpose was to kill all of the white people who lived in Southampton County, Virginia, and its surrounding areas. Unfortunately, Nat’s rebellion is what caused his death.

In August of 1831 Nat Turner, a slave, began on uprising of slaves and citizens that spread through several towns in the southern part of Virginia. Nat Turner rounded up approximately seventy men that killed around sixty white people. Two days later, the militia, infantry and artillery of the United States deployed suppressing the Rebellion. Fifty-five slaves along with Turner included were tried in court and executed for the Rebellion. Although small-scale uprisings by the slaves were common in the southern part of America, Nat Turner's Rebellion was by far the bloodiest. The lawmakers and Congressmen of Virginia rolled back the few civil rights the slaves and free black possessed at that time. Ultimately, education was prohibited and the right to assemble was limited severely due to the rebellion, which wasn't fair to all blacks. Nat Turner’s Rebellion stirred up the US and was one of the last events that triggered the Civil

In 1846, there was pressure between the United States and Mexico over territory. During the time, James Polk was the president of the United States. After seizing the Rio Grande perimeter, Polk offered the president of Mexico, Jose Herrera thirty million dollars for New Mexico and California. Moreover, Polk sent in troops over to Nueces River under the command of General Zachary Taylor. However, Herrera denied the offer and sent troops beyond the Rio Grande to stop the vicious prelude. When the United States’ troops invaded into the Nueces River, Herrera’s troops intervened and killed twelve American soldiers along with capturing fifty two of the American soldiers as prisoners. Afterwards, the Mexican troops conquered an American stronghold

What was the importance of Nat Turner and where does he stand in American history? Nat Turner is an American slave, who has been forgotten about in history as well in the hearts of African-Americans. He led and organized one of the bloodiest slave rebellions in American history. This rebellion was "…the rebellion that served to change the course of American history in the three decades before the Civil War" (Goldman 10). Within this paper, it is to analyze on his impact on the nation.

Nat Turner’s Rebellion Was one of America's biggest and deadliest slavery uprisings in history. It took place in Southampton County, Virginia in August of 1831. Nat Turner (the leader) thought he was God's messenger to save his people, so he mobilized many to join him and rebel against the unsuspecting slave owners. Over the 4 topics that we covered the one most relevant to slavery would be Nat Turner's Rebellion because it \was one of the biggest and deadliest slavery uprisings in history and the result of this caused the cycle of slavery to have devastating effects on slaves. The effects the rebellion prohibited African American slaves to be taught to read and write. As a consequence of the rebellion the laws were changed to prevent African

In August, he led a small group of followers from farm to farm killing, white families while they went. After the dozens of white murders caused my Turner and his followers, the rebels were caught and put to death. This uprising that startled the South and provoked slave owners, all around the region to discipline and murder defiant slaves was known as Turner's Rebellion. When it was all over, Virginia and other southern states passed severe laws that even further restricted slaves and the rights of free blacks. This rebellion also sparked a thriving movement of abolitionists that wanted to immediately abolish slavery in the North. This act triggered a reaction in the South against the abolitionists and what would become of the sectional order within society if they

To get a brief understanding of Nat, in an article called “Nat Turner”, he was born in Southhampton County, Virginia with a mom who had a “passionate hatred” of slavery, but he was once sold to a farmer in the 1820s, then to a craftsman name Joseph Travis in 1831. Nat started his march on the night of August 21, 1831, and to start off his March 7 other slaves joined in on it and helped Nat escape from his owner. The men murdered Travis and his family in their sleep.

How does a black man born into slavery get an education and rise up against the fate he was born into? In 1831, a slave by the name of Nat Turner lead the largest slave uprising in American history. Slaves murdered their own owners, not sparing women or children. Nat Turner can be considered a hero or a villain, depending on who you ask. But in order to take a reasonable side, it comes down to a few key questions: Can this murder spree be justified by the fact that bondage-bound slaves were finally freed? How does a beaten group of people rise up against the lives they were born into? But most importantly, did this rebellion speed up the elimination of slavery, or slow it down?

Nat Turner and five followers met up and launched their rebellion. For 12 hours they moved from farm to farm, killing every white person they encountered. When it was suppressed nearly 80 slaves joined the rebellion and 60 whites lay dead. Unlike the men after him, he took a more personal side to his revolt. Murdering was the method he decided to express his revolt, taking his anger out on all white people instead of the direct source of his pain.

Nat Turner’s bible was donated to national museum of African American history and culture, this bible belonged to a woman named Wendy Porter who is a descendant of former slave owners back in the late 1800’s. When Nat Turner and his people came to massacre her step father’s great grandmother’s family the slaves in the house hid her from harms way. After Nat Turner was found with his bible on their property and tried for his actions, the bible was returned to the family and passes on to Mrs. Porter. The bible was then donated to the Museum and is now on display for everyone to see and remember his rebellion.

The successful uprising sent waves of hope throughout the United States, in hopes that similar success would be experienced. However, many never developed, or failed before fruition. This theme continued well beyond the era of Haitian inspired riots. One of the most famous rebellions, Nat Turner’s Insurrection, proved just that. Turner, a Virginian slave, alleged he had biblical visions that incited him to believe God “called on him to lead a rebellion” (Clayborne 173). On August 22, 1831, He led a rebellion with “sixty avenging slaves” (Clayborne 174) first overtaking his master, then moved onto the town of Jerusalem, mercilessly killing fifty-five civilians. Shortly thereafter, his militia was overthrown by the White forces. Turner actually evaded them for over a month, but eventually was found and executed. Turner’s rebellion shocked slaveholders, and resulted in tighter restrictions on slaves. Free and enslaved African Americans were barred from spreading the gospel to prevent such a religiously affiliated rebellion like Nat Turner’s. In the United States, a slave-led rebellion would not be possible. With each attempt, the slaves would inevitably be overpowered with each attempt, resulting in failure. They knew if they were to ever be freed from slavery, it would need to by other means.

Born into slavery, rebel Nat Turner an abolitionist was born on October 2, 1800 on the Virginia plantation of Benjamin Turner. When he was a young child, his ambition combined with his intelligence led him to great purposes and to meet great people. Turner ran away in 1821 from his master soon returning because of spiritual voice. These visions Nat has shows that he is a rebel, leader, and also a slave thriving to succeed his goal. He led a group or four men who he trusted the most, Sam, Hark, Nelson, and Sam killing every white person they saw starting with the Travis household. Soon enough Turner’s force went from four to forty, riding horse back. He had led a rebellion to Jerusalem, the nearest town where they ran into federal and state troops. In the end one slave died while the rest escaped and at least fifty five white people were stabbed, clubbed, or shot to death. Nat Turner, a leader, assembled a rebellion allowing slaves to believes that God set Him to free the slaves. He acknowledged other slaves about his prophecy encouraging them to execute slaveholders leading to the murdering of fifty five white people.

Beyond the court records, newspaper accounts and white eyewitness accounts, which reflect the views of those who feared and hated Nat Turner, very little is known about his life or his reasons for plotting and carrying out a rebellion. One possible exception was the Confessions of Nat Turner, written down by the attorney Thomas R. Gray after he interviewed Turner in jail. Recent scholarship has demonstrated that Gray was the disinherited son of a wealthy father who may well have secretly sympathized with Turner on some level. Turner's rebellion began with seven men who raided the farm of Joseph Travis and killed the entire family. Then the rebels travelled from house to house, killing every white person they encountered, until they were defeated in a skirmish and dispersed or captured. It lasted only a few days, and involved 60-80 slaves who killed 57-60 whites, while hundreds of slaves died in retaliation. White Southerners generally assumed that if slavery was ever abolished they would suffer the same fate as Turner's victims, and they blamed white and black abolitionists like David Walker, William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass for inspiring such revolts. They also regarded Turner as a fanatic and perhaps a madman, inspired by religious hallucinations, while to abolitionists he was a hero. Like Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey and other slave rebels in Brazil and the West Indies, Turner was motivated in his goals and methods by religious, such as a war in heaven