Important Questions and Answers
1) Who was the principal participant?
Nat Turner was the the key player in this rebellion. At one point Turner gathered up to about fifty black men to rebel with him.
2) How did the rebellion develop?
-The rebellion developed because Nat Turner believed that God had personally called him to take a stance against slavery no matter the cost, including killing people. This was not a rash decision on Turners part as it took many years of thinking, fasting, prayer, and physically signs until Turner knew that his rebellion was without question something that he needed to do.
3) How did it end?
-During the end of the rebellion Turner ran and hid himself in the woods. Weeks after Turners escaped, Benjamin Phipps discovered Turner and took him into jail. Turner was tried and hanged at the county seat of Jerusalem, which became a symbolic location for northern abolitionists.
4) How would you characterize turner?
- Nat Turner was a very intelligent man. Almost too intelligent his family members would tell him growing up. He was also a very religious man who believed that God gave him the talent to be a prophet and preacher among his people. Turner was also a hard worker as well as a leader.
5) What part did education and religion play in the rebellion?
-Both education and religion played a large part in Nat Turners rebellion. Nat turner was a brilliant man who was well educated and most likely one of the most educated slaves when compared to the other slaves he was surrounded by. In the Nat Turners Confession, Turner mentioned that in his spare time he would make experiments in casting different things in molds make of earths such as gunpowder and many other experiments. Turner was able to use his smarts and education learned to create a rebellion plan that would go down in history. Religion was the key factor in Turners rebellion because the only reason why he started the rebellion is because he heard God speak to him and give him this mission. Turner was also a preacher as looked at as a prophet by other slaves. Because Turner held the position of a leader and prophet it most likely made his followers more easily persuaded in joining him.
6) What was the impact of the rebellion of slavery and on the way southern whites viewed slave and slavery.
-Unfortunately, Nat Turners rebellion did not accomplish one of his main goals which was to have white men stop having free labor in slaves. Instead of less harsh living and work for slaves Turners rebellion made slave life much more harsh. Nat Turners rebellion impacted the whites view on slavery by seeing the slaves as a great threat, which was rarely heard of before the rebellion. After Nat Turners slave rebellion white slaveowners became frightened and worried that their slaves would turn on them just like Turner did to Travis. With the white slaveowners having new fear and doubts harsher laws were put against the slaves.
Nat Turner was the the key player in this rebellion. At one point Turner gathered up to about fifty black men to rebel with him.
2) How did the rebellion develop?
-The rebellion developed because Nat Turner believed that God had personally called him to take a stance against slavery no matter the cost, including killing people. This was not a rash decision on Turners part as it took many years of thinking, fasting, prayer, and physically signs until Turner knew that his rebellion was without question something that he needed to do.
3) How did it end?
-During the end of the rebellion Turner ran and hid himself in the woods. Weeks after Turners escaped, Benjamin Phipps discovered Turner and took him into jail. Turner was tried and hanged at the county seat of Jerusalem, which became a symbolic location for northern abolitionists.
4) How would you characterize turner?
- Nat Turner was a very intelligent man. Almost too intelligent his family members would tell him growing up. He was also a very religious man who believed that God gave him the talent to be a prophet and preacher among his people. Turner was also a hard worker as well as a leader.
5) What part did education and religion play in the rebellion?
-Both education and religion played a large part in Nat Turners rebellion. Nat turner was a brilliant man who was well educated and most likely one of the most educated slaves when compared to the other slaves he was surrounded by. In the Nat Turners Confession, Turner mentioned that in his spare time he would make experiments in casting different things in molds make of earths such as gunpowder and many other experiments. Turner was able to use his smarts and education learned to create a rebellion plan that would go down in history. Religion was the key factor in Turners rebellion because the only reason why he started the rebellion is because he heard God speak to him and give him this mission. Turner was also a preacher as looked at as a prophet by other slaves. Because Turner held the position of a leader and prophet it most likely made his followers more easily persuaded in joining him.
6) What was the impact of the rebellion of slavery and on the way southern whites viewed slave and slavery.
-Unfortunately, Nat Turners rebellion did not accomplish one of his main goals which was to have white men stop having free labor in slaves. Instead of less harsh living and work for slaves Turners rebellion made slave life much more harsh. Nat Turners rebellion impacted the whites view on slavery by seeing the slaves as a great threat, which was rarely heard of before the rebellion. After Nat Turners slave rebellion white slaveowners became frightened and worried that their slaves would turn on them just like Turner did to Travis. With the white slaveowners having new fear and doubts harsher laws were put against the slaves.