November 14, 2011Why might a

slave help out their master,

instead of another slave?

Objective: Students will analyze the events of the Stono Rebellion,* demonstrating their knowledge of these events by answering questions designed to measure their ability to comprehend what they have read, and then synthesize this knowledge by writing a summary of the rebellion

Homework:

List the obstacles faced by slaves if they ran away or rebelled

Bullet points are fine

We will review this tomorrow

Vocabulary: Rebellion

Resistance to legal authority

Based on this definition, can slaves really be called rebels?

The Stono Rebellion

September 9, 1739

A Sunday

Over 100 slaves involved

20 or more whites killed

No one knows for sure the name of the leader

Stono Rebellion

Jemmy (or Cato) was the leader

African Born

Literate

Slaves shouted “Liberty”

Slaves spared whites who treated their slaves well

Some slaves hid their masters

Stono Rebellion

Takes its name from the Stono River, just south of Charleston, South Carolina, where the slaves met

The local Militia attacked the rebels, killing over 40

The rest were captured later

Stono Rebellion

The slaves may have merely been seizing an opportunity

A new law was going into effect requiring whites to take their guns to church

Spanish Florida was welcoming to escaped slaves

Negro Act of 1740

Made it illegal for slaves to move abroad, assemble in groups, raise their own food, earn money, and learn to read English

Owners were permitted to kill rebellious slaves if necessary

Independent Practice:

Read section on the Stono Rebellion

Answer the questions provided

Independent Practice:

Imagine you are a slave that made it to Florida after the Stono Rebellion

The Spanish want to hear your story

Write a poem, letter, story, essay or draw a comic strip

Exit Ticket:

What was the Stono Rebellion?