Nat TurnerJustin Shulman

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Nat was born October 2, 1800 in

Southampton County Virginia. Nat was born

in a slave family. He was owned by a

plantation owner by the name of Benjamin

Turner. Nat’s childhood was spent learning

about how much his grandmother and

mother hated slavery, because they where

brought over from Africa. They also taught

him deep religious beliefs that he cared very

much for. Nat’s masters son taught him to

read at a young age. He started to believe

that god had chosen him to bring his people

out of slavery.

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d In his young adulthood years, he was sold to

a poorer family, and then again to a family in

Southampton, to a crafter named Joseph

Travis. When he became an adult, he started

to be a preacher among the adult slaves.

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Turner started to think that he was part of

religious fantasies, omens, signs, and visions.

Turner wanted freedom more then anything

else, but as he thought when he was

younger, he was meant to save his people.

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In February 1831 there was a solar eclipse

and that convinced Nat that God sent him a

sign to start an rebellion.

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ns April 21st in 1831 Nat gathered 7 other slaves

and killed his master . His master among

about 50 other slaves where killed.

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s Nat thought that a lot of slaves would join the

rebellion but only 75 slaves joined . They

where defeated and in retaliation about 100

slaves where killed by white owners to show

they where boss. Over 3,000 militia

members where brought to deal with the

revolution. They where quickly defeated.

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Nat went into hiding but was

quickly found after 6 weeks. He

was then sent to prison to be held

before he was later hung and then

skinned on November 11 th 1831.

because of the rebellion the state

of Virginia executed a total of 55

black slaves, and the state

reimbursed the slave-owners for all

the money they lost from the

executed slaves.

Bibl

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Nat Turner’s Rebellion http://

www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.ht

ml A Rebellion to Remember: The Legacy

of Nat Turner http://docsouth.unc.edu/highlights/turne

r.html Nat Turner 1800?-1831 http://

docsouth.unc.edu/neh/turner/bio.html

Nat Turner http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/U

SASturner.htm