1. Stono
... growing sense of aggression in blacks during the mid eighteenth century. Several factors played a significant role in the timing of the Stono Rebellion. Words of hostility between the English and Spanish reached slaves in Charleston, providing the first spark for rebellion. The blacks jumped at this opportunity, and hastily killed many whites, including women and children, on their way to St ... to filter back. As their servitude was for life, blacks did not have to be provided with tools or land upon their release. Also, blacks did not make up a large free population and therefore didn...
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