nat turner justin shulman. nat’s childhood nat was born october 2, 1800 in southampton county...
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Nat TurnerJustin Shulman
Nat’
s C
hild
hood 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.
Nat’
s A
dult
hood
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.
Turn
er
and
Freedom
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.
Sta
rt o
f th
e
Rebelli
on
In February 1831 there was a solar eclipse
and that convinced Nat that God sent him a
sign to start an rebellion.
Rebelli
on B
egin
s April 21st in 1831 Nat gathered 7 other slaves
and killed his master . His master among
about 50 other slaves where killed.
The R
ebelli
on
Conti
nues
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.
Death
Penalt
y 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.
Bib
liogra
phy 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