Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
21 Aug 1831
Causes: Nat Turner, a Virginian slave, led a violent slave rebellion where 55 whites and hundreds of blacks were killed.
People: Nat Turner
Effects: Nat Turner's rebellion ended any type of proslavery movement in the South and led to new laws liming the education and civil rights of both enslaved and freed blacks out of fear of more uprisings.