1. By Raina Vettithanam, Julie Zedeck, and Vihan Khanna

2. What Caused the Rebellion? 1. Hope in slaves gaining freedom in Florida 2. Spain issued proclamation about giving freedom and land to slaves who reached Florida (issued agents to get word around) 3. Malaria epidemic  weakened power of slaveholders 4. On Sunday so planters would attend mass and be unarmed

3. What Happened in the Rebellion?  Sunday, September 9 th, 1739  Jemmy= leader  Gathered 20 enslaved Africans near Stono River  Marched South, gathering total of 80 slaves  Burned 7 plantations and killed 20-25 whites along the way

4. Turning the Tide  South Carlina’s Governor William Bull encounters group on horseback and leaves to warn other slaveholders  Militia numbering 20-100 caught up with group of 80 slaves  In confrontation, 20 whites and 44 slaves killed  Rest of slaves sold off to markeks in West Indies  Colonists mounted severed heads of rebels on stakes along major roadways to serve as warning for other slaves

5. Why is this Terrorism?  Slavery- violent, uses fear  Rebellion was a reaction to slavery which is terrorism  Whites put slaves heads on the road to intimidate other slaves

6. Sources  Wikipedia  http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb _colonial_stono_1.html http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb _colonial_stono_1.html  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/ 1386507/Stono-rebellion http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/ 1386507/Stono-rebellion  http://www.blackpast.org/aah/stono- rebellion-1739 http://www.blackpast.org/aah/stono- rebellion-1739