Causes of the Civil War
Part 1
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
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1831
A slave
Very religious
Could read and write
Very obedient/respectful
Believed he was chosen by
God to end slavery by force
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
• Gathered a group of
slaves and began
killing slave owners
and their families
• Over 50 people were
killed
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
• Eventually all of Nat
Turner’s group are
captured and executed
• Nat Turner is hanged
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
• Results
– Scared the south
– brought more problems to the slave
• more rules
• Less freedoms
• no more education
• South began preparing for more rebellions.