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1619 The White Lion was a slave ship headed to Virginia carrying over 20 African slaves. Nat Turner's ancestors was said to be on this ship that was stolen from the Portugeese.

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1793 Cotton was said to have a big impact on slavery in the south. It was in big demand but removing the seeds from it slowed down production. Slaves were used to speed up producing cotton. They were cash cows. The Cotton Gin made picking cotton easier and slaves were a big part of this for plantations. So keeping slavery alive in the south was very important

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1600-1860 there was over 4 million slaves in the US mostly in the south.  Slaves were beaten, killed, attacked and treated like animals.  They lived in fear and could not make their lives better because they were denied rights and education. They were not even considered human.

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October 2, 1800 Nat Turner was born a slave in Virginia. His mother got pregnant by her slave owner who many said was Nat Turner's father. Hid mom wanted to kill him at birth because she didnt want him to be a slave. Nat was given to a slave couple. People said Nat was a genius. He taught himself to read at 3 and began preaching in slave churches. He was also a prophet and could see things before they happened.

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1809 Nat Turner was sold to his slave owner's son who Samuel who was only 9.

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1822 Nat was forced to marry his wife Cherry who was a slave.  Nat and Cherry had children but he and other slaves said they were his master's kids not his.  Nat kept asking for freedom but he was denied. He asked hundreds of times and he was beaten bad every time he asked.

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1822 Nat was forced to marry his wife Cherry who was a slave.  Nat and Cherry had children but he and other slaves said they were his master's kids not his.  Nat kept asking for freedom but he was denied. He asked hundreds of times and he was beaten bad every time he asked.

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1823 Nat Turner was sold to the Travis Plantation.  He kept preaching to slaves.  He was told to only preach to the slaves about forgiving their owners and about following rules. Nat Turner knew he would be used for a bigger purpose if he was free and this started getting to him a lot. 

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1823 Nat Turner was sold to the Travis Plantation.  He kept preaching to slaves.  He was told to only preach to the slaves about forgiving their owners and about following rules. Nat Turner knew he would be used for a bigger purpose if he was free and this started getting to him a lot. 

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1831 Nat Turner's eclipse. His revolt begins.

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1831 Nat Turner's eclipse. His revolt begins.

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Nat Turner was said to be a prophet and he said would get signs from God. He saw a solar eclipse and that was his sign to have a black uprising or rebellion. He begins to plan.

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Nat Turner's Slave Revolt begins. He and six other slaves killed the Travis Family first who was Nat Turner's owners.

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Nat Turner meets with other slaves in Cabin Pond in Southhampton County, Virginia to plan the revolt. Nat recruits over 70 slaves and in 2 days kills over 6o white plantation owners and their entire families.

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October 10, 1831 Nat Turner Captured by authorities after hiding in a swamp.

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October 10, 1831 Nat Turner Captured by authorities after hiding in a swamp.

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1831 Nat Turner wrote Confessions of Nat Turner while he waited trial and his sentence 

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1831 Nat Turner wrote Confessions of Nat Turner while he waited trial and his sentence 

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November 11, 1831 After the uprising, Nat Turner hid in woods for over six weeks until he was caught and hung in Jerusalem, VA with 16 of his followers.  He surrendered peacefully, 50 of his followers were killed as well as over 200 black slaves just because they know him

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Nat Turner's Revolt Lights a flame for the Civil War

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Nat Turner's Revolt Lights a flame for the Civil War

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Nat Turner's Revolt made laws against slaves ever worse just to send a message but many say that his revolt lit a flame for the Civil War because most Northern States were against slavery. the revolt also showed how blacks really felt about being enslaved and it showed how slavery was effecting blacks. The revolt also put fear in whites which was something blacks felt everyday. Nat Turner's Revolt may not have been that successful but it was a little piece that played a huge part in ending slavery.

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The VA State Legislature held a debate after Nat Turner's Revolt to discuss getting rid of slavery. Two sides debated, pro abolitionist and traditionalist, for 2 weeks. Slavery did not end but the revolt created tension between the north and south which grew and started the civil war.

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The war was fought between northern and southern states that disagreed about politics, the economy and slavery. Northern states felt slavery wasnt moral or right and used Nat Turner's Revolt to show how slavery effected blacks. Southern states saw slavery as money only and didnt care about the treatment of slaves. The Republican Party elected Abraham Lincoln who was against slavery for the most part was a major cause for the war.

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Congress passed the 13th Amendment of the Constitution to abolish slavery in the US. President Lincoln approved it