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Nat Turner

Nat Turner. Justin Shulman.

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Nat Turner

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  1. Nat Turner Justin Shulman

  2. 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 Childhood

  3. 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. Nat’s Adulthood

  4. 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. Turner and Freedom

  5. In February 1831 there was a solar eclipse and that convinced Nat that God sent him a sign to start an rebellion. Start of the Rebellion

  6. April 21st in 1831 Nat gathered 7 other slaves and killed his master . His master among about 50 other slaves where killed. Rebellion Begins

  7. 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. The Rebellion Continues

  8. 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 11th 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. Death Penalty

  9. Nat Turner’s Rebellion http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html • A Rebellion to Remember: The Legacy of Nat Turner http://docsouth.unc.edu/highlights/turner.html • Nat Turner 1800?-1831 http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/turner/bio.html • Nat Turner http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASturner.htm Bibliography

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