Cause

The cause of this particular slave revolt is unclear. It is probably a combination of several of the reasons. The first reason is a degrading of governing brought on a by a recent epidemic. The second reason is talk of a war between the British and Spanish, who had recently made a pledge that any escaped slave, freedom if they made it to Florida.

The events of the revolt

On September 9, 1739, twenty black Carolinians met near the Stono River, twenty miles southwest of Charleston. At the bridge, they seized from a store and killed the storekeepers. They raised a flag proceeded towards St. Augustine. In route they gathered more recruits, burned houses, and killed white opponents,

Late that afternoon, planters on horseback caught up with the group now numbering sixty to one hundred slaves. Twenty white Carolinians and forty of the rebels were killed before the rebellion was suppressed. The captured slaves were then executed.

Aftermath

The uprising resulted in a moratorium on slave imports and enacted a harsher slave code, which banned earning money and education for slaves.

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