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What exactly triggered the Stono Rebellion is not clear. Many slaves knew that small groups of runaways had made their way from South Carolina to Florida, where they had been given freedom and land. ... This act was quickly finalized and approved after the Stono Rebellion. No longer would slaves be allowed to grow their...
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Report from William Bull re. Stono Rebellion ... In a letter dated October 5, 1739, less than a month after the Stono Rebellion, Lieutenant Governor William Bull reported to Britian's Board of Trade, informing them of the revolt and updating them on the status of the rebels.
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Stono's Rebellion ; September 9, 1739 ; Early on the morning of Sunday, September 9, 1739, 20 black slaves met in secret near the Stono River in South Carolina to plan their escape to freedom. ... The group of slaves grew in number as they headed south. Stono's Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in the Colonies prior...
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After the Stono Rebellion South Carolina authorities moved to reduce provocations for rebellion. Masters, for example, were penalized for imposing excessive work or brutal punishments of slaves and a school was started so that slaves could learn Christian doctrine. In a colony that already had more blacks than...
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The Stono Rebellion ... Early on the morning of Sunday, September 9, 1739, twenty black Carolinians met near the Stono River, approximately twenty miles southwest of Charleston. At Stono's bridge, they took guns and powder from Hutcheson's store and killed the two storekeepers they found there.
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The Stono Rebellion; History Skill: Interpreting Primary Documents; Media Type: Document ... Historians point to the Stono rebellion as a key turning point in the history of slavery in South Carolina and other slave states. After the uprising, South Carolina passed a series of laws that sought to ensure the subordination...
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The Stono Rebellion occurred near the Stono River, about 20 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, and was the largest slave revolt in colonial America. Spain was offering freedom to any slave who reached Spanish territory (Smith 16), so slave escapes had been on the increase in the Carolinas, and slave revolts...
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