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The Stono Rebellion (also known as Cato's Conspiracy or Cato's Rebellion) was a slave revolt that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina.It was the largest slave rebellion in the Southern Colonial era, with 25 colonists and 35 to 50 African slaves killed.
1731 Samba rebellion (Louisiana, New France, suppressed) 1733 St. John Slave Revolt (Danish Saint John, suppressed) 1739 Stono Rebellion (British Province of South Carolina, suppressed) 1741 New York Conspiracy (British Province of New York, suppressed) 1760–61 Tacky's Revolt (British Jamaica, suppressed) 1768 Montserrat slave rebellion
Notable slave uprisings in South Carolina history included the Stono Rebellion (1739), [29] the Denmark Vesey Conspiracy (1822), [30] and the Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion (1849). While few whites died at the hands of enslaved people, the revolts led to more restrictive policing of slavery. [31]
The Negro Act of 1740 was passed in the Province of South Carolina, on May 10, 1740, during colonial Governor William Bull's time in office, in response to the Stono Rebellion in 1739. [ 1 ] The comprehensive act made it illegal for enslaved Africans to move abroad , assemble in groups, raise food , earn money , and learn to write (though ...
In South Carolina, the Stono Rebellion becomes the largest slave uprising yet in the Thirteen Colonies, with 25 white people and 35 to 50 black people killed. [14] [15] 1741: Another insurrection of slaves in New York City causes significant property damage; slaves are severely punished or executed. [16] 1774
1731 Samba rebellion (Louisiana, New France, suppressed) 1733 St. John Slave Revolt (Danish Saint John, suppressed) 1739 Stono Rebellion (British Province of South Carolina, suppressed) 1741 New York Conspiracy (British Province of New York, suppressed) 1760–61 Tacky's Revolt (British Jamaica, suppressed) 1768 Montserrat slave rebellion
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Word of the settlement sparks the Stono Rebellion in Carolina the following year. 1746 Great Britain: Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746: Tenures Abolition Act 1746: 1761 Portugal: The Marquis of Pombal bans the importation of slaves to metropolitan Portugal. [58] encouraging instead the trade of African slaves to Brazil. [59] [60] [61 ...