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The Stono Rebellion, at the time the largest slave rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies of British America, erupted near Charleston, South Carolina.
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Stono Rebellion
1739 slave revolt in the colony of South Carolina
The Stono Rebellion was a slave revolt that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest slave rebellion in the Southern Colonial era, with 25 colonists and 35 to 50 African slaves killed. The uprising's leaders were likely from the Central…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Slave rebellion
Armed uprising by slaves
A slave rebellion is an armed uprising by slaves, as a way of fighting for their freedom. Rebellions of slaves have occurred in nearly all societies that practice slavery or have practiced slavery in the past. A desire for freedom and the dream of successful rebellion is often…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Thirteen Colonies
British colonies forming the United States
The Thirteen Colonies were the English colonies and later British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America which broke away from the British Crown in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and joined to form the United States of America.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
British America
British territories in North America (1585–1783)
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Charleston, South Carolina
City in South Carolina, United States
Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)