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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.
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 ...
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 Jamaican codes of 1684 were copied by the colony of South Carolina, first in 1691, [3] and then immediately following the Stono Rebellion, in 1740. The South Carolina slave-code served as the model for many other colonies in North America. [14] In 1755, the colony of Georgia adopted the South Carolina slave code. [15]
The site of the Stono Rebellion was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1974, in recognition of the slaves' bid for freedom. [37] The comprehensive Negro Act of 1740 was passed in South Carolina, during Governor William Bull's time in office, in response to the Stono Rebellion in 1739. [40]
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The comprehensive Negro Act of 1740 was passed in South Carolina, during Governor William Bull's time in office, in response to the Stono Rebellion in 1739. [50] The act made it illegal for enslaved Africans to move abroad , assemble in groups, raise food , earn money , and learn to write (though reading was not proscribed).
In response to the Stono Rebellion, the South Carolina legislature passed more laws limiting the rights of African Americans and more-strictly regulating the institution of slavery. One such law was the Negro Act of 1740 , which restricted slave assembly, education, and movement in addition to requiring legislative approval for each act of ...