Stono Rebellion

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historical event slave rebellion uprising

The Stono Rebellion was a major 1739 slave uprising in colonial South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant acts of resistance by enslaved Africans in British North America.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → slave rebellion → uprising →
alternativeName	Cato’s Conspiracy → Cato’s Conspiracy → surface form: Cato’s Rebellion
cause	brutal conditions of slavery in colonial South Carolina → desire for freedom among enslaved Africans → tensions created by the Spanish offer of freedom to escaped British slaves in Spanish Florida →
colony	Province of South Carolina →
consequence	South Carolina Negro Act of 1740 → increased regulation of slave movement → restrictions on slave assembly → restrictions on slave education →
country	British America → surface form: British North America
date	1739 →
goal	escape to Spanish Florida → freedom from slavery →
historicalContext	occurred in a rice plantation economy → took place during the War of Jenkins’ Ear →
involvedEthnicGroups	Kongo-speaking Africans → enslaved Africans from Central Africa →
leader	Cato → Jemmy →
legacy	influenced later slave resistance in North America → used as evidence of the dangers of slavery by later abolitionists →
location	South Carolina → Stono River →
numberOfDeaths	around 40 enslaved rebels killed during suppression → at least 20 white colonists →
numberOfParticipants	approximately 20 initial rebels → over 60 enslaved people at its height →
opponent	Province of Carolina → surface form: South Carolina colonial authorities South Carolina militia →
participants	enslaved Africans → white colonial militia →
partOf	Atlantic slave resistance → history of slavery in the United States →
relatedTo	South Carolina Negro Act of 1740 → surface form: Negro Act of 1740 history of South Carolina plantations → slave codes in the American colonies →
result	defeat of the rebels by colonial militia → execution of many rebel slaves → tightening of slave codes in South Carolina →
significance	major act of resistance by enslaved Africans in British North America → one of the largest slave uprisings in the British mainland colonies →
startDate	1739-09-09 →
studiedIn	African American history → Atlantic world history → colonial American history →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colonial America → majorConflict → Stono Rebellion →

Province of South Carolina → significantEvent → Stono Rebellion →