Nat Turner Rebellion Essay

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Turner, Nat. The Rebellion of Nate Turner. Virginia: Plantation., 1800. Nate Turner was a black American slave who led a rebellion on August 1831 in U.S. history. Nate Turner was born in a Virginian plantation on October 2, 1800 owned by Benjamin Turner. As a kid, Nate was thought to have special talents. He knew and could describe stuff that happened before he was born. Some people even said “surely he will be a prophet” his mother told him that he was put here to achieve a great awakening. Turner was an extremely religious individual and spent most of his time reading religious books such as a bible. Benjamin Turner allowed Nat too be instructed in writing, religion and reading but he was never taught about his father. Nat was sold three …show more content…

On August 22, 1831, Nat Turner and six other slaves began the rebellion against the whites first they struck at 2 a.m. going and killing turner’s owner Joseph Travis. The plan was to systematically move between plantations in Southampton to kill all the white people that where connected to slavery, including all children, women, and men. Nat started on his plantation and murdered his owner along with his family. After killing his owner, he moved on to kill up too eleven different plantation owners, killing up to fifty-five people helping inspiring up too fifty or sixty enslaved men to join the rebellion in the fight against slavery. They acquired horses and arms during the revolt which in turn helped them to further carried their rebellion. Turner planned to get to the Jerusalem armory but was stopped by an army of white southern men around mid-day close to Jerusalem the fight quickly went to chaos some ran away but the ones who stayed fought with turner. The militia fought the slaves on August. 23, killing everyone but turner who quickly fled into the woods eluding capture or even death at the …show more content…

The blacks quickly dissolved its estimated about 100 to 200 blacks were killed when the rebellion fell apart. Nat Turner was captured on October 30, 1831 and taken to court his lawyer Thomas R. Gray quickly wrote down turner’s confession. When asked, turner pled not guilty thinking that he was doing an act of god. He later was put to death by hanging on November 11, 1831. Many of his followers died along with him and the others that survived hid away trying not to be found. 55 slaves were executed for supporting the revolt many angry whites killed 200 Africans a few days after the