Nat Turner

General facts

• Nat Turner was born into slavery• He was around 5 ft 7 inches• Born 1899• Died November, 11 1831 at the age of 31• He was very religious since he was young and

had “visions”• He ran away once but returned a month later

because he had a vision

Rebellion

• Turner started a rebellion on August 21, 1831• The rebellion ended with about 56 white

deaths and about 55 black deaths• Turner’s rebellion had the most deaths in an

uprising before the civil war• A group of slaves went house to house killing

the white people and freeing the slaves• In total the rebellion included about 70 slaves

Rebellion cont.

• It lasted about 48 hours• 16 people including him were caught and

hanged• After the uprising military troops were sent

into the area and killed up to 200 slaves to make sure there would be another uprising.

Biblography

• 1828, early, and Turner was convinced that he "was ordained for some great purpose in the hands of the Almighty.". "Nat Turner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Turner>.

Biblography

• "Nat Turner - Democracy." Nat Turner - Democracy. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2011. <camillerasmussen.weebly.com/nat-turner.html>.

• "Nat Turner." The War For State's Rights. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2011. <http://civilwar.bluegrass.net/secessioncrisis/natturner.html>.