1. Gabriel Prosser, Nat Turner, and John Brown SOL: VUS.6c

2. Gabriel Prosser: 1800  Free African-American from the north.  Planned to overtake the city of Richmond, VA.  Wanted to negotiate the conditions of slavery.  Was eventually captured and hanged.

3. Nat Turner: 1831  Enslaved Minister in Virginia  Believed that God had chosen him to save his people from bondage.  Responsible for killing more than 50 white men, women, and children.

4. John Brown: 1859  Wanted to create a colony for runaway slaves.  He and his followers raid the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, VA to get weapons.  Was captured by Marines.  Was hanged in Charles Town, VA.

5. Impact of Slave Revolts  Increased fears of slave revolts to southern plantation owners.  Tighter, more harsh punishment given to slaves in response.  Did the efforts by these individuals help or make worse the conditions of slavery?