Nat Turner’s Rebellion

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historical event slave rebellion uprising

Nat Turner’s Rebellion was an 1831 slave uprising in Southampton County, Virginia, led by enslaved preacher Nat Turner, which became one of the most significant and feared revolts in American history.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ slave rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ
aftermathDeaths	more than 100 Black people killed in reprisals ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Southampton Insurrection NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Nat Turner’s religious visions ⓘ oppression of enslaved African Americans ⓘ system of chattel slavery in Virginia ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
documentedIn	The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831 pamphlet by Thomas R. Gray) NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1831-08-23 ⓘ
endedWith	capture of Nat Turner ⓘ suppression of the uprising by state and local forces ⓘ
hasMainProtagonist	Nat Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	occurred after the Missouri Compromise era ⓘ occurred during the antebellum period ⓘ
influenced	Northern abolitionist discourse ⓘ Southern pro-slavery arguments ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroup	enslaved African Americans ⓘ
leader	Nat Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalConsequence	harsher laws against manumission in Virginia ⓘ laws prohibiting teaching enslaved people to read and write ⓘ tighter controls on slave movement and gatherings ⓘ
location	Southampton County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfDeaths	approximately 55 white people killed ⓘ
numberOfParticipants	about 70 enslaved and free Black men ⓘ
opposedBy	Virginia militia NERFINISHED ⓘ local white posses ⓘ
partOf	antebellum South history ⓘ history of slavery in the United States ⓘ
region	American South NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	American Civil War causes ⓘ Gabriel’s Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ Stono Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousDimension	inspired by Nat Turner’s interpretation of Christian visions ⓘ
result	death of dozens of white residents in Southampton County ⓘ execution of Nat Turner ⓘ execution of many alleged participants ⓘ heightened sectional tensions over slavery ⓘ increased restrictions on education and assembly for Black people ⓘ stricter slave codes in Southern states ⓘ violent reprisals against enslaved and free Black people ⓘ
significance	intensified fears of slave insurrections among white Southerners ⓘ one of the most significant slave revolts in U.S. history ⓘ
startDate	1831-08-21 ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
timePeriod	August 1831 ⓘ
year	1831 ⓘ

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Nat Turner Bible → associatedWithEvent → Nat Turner’s Rebellion ⓘ

Southampton County, Virginia → historicallyKnownFor → Nat Turner’s Rebellion ⓘ

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Nat Turner → notableWork → Nat Turner’s Rebellion ⓘ

Nat Turner → significantEvent → Nat Turner’s Rebellion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nat Turner’s slave rebellion of 1831

Southampton County, Virginia → siteOf → Nat Turner’s Rebellion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nat Turner’s 1831 slave rebellion