- Held on September 9, 1739.
- Started by around twenty slaves with clubs, spears, and guns who gathered at the Stono River in the British colony of South Carolina.
- First major slave rebellion in British North America, foreshadowing later revolts such as the New York Slave Insurrection of 1712 and the Nat Turner rebellion in 1831.
Significance
- It had a profound impact on the colony's social and political climate.
-Led to the tightening of slave codes and increased restrictions on the movement and assembly of slaves.
-Caused the white population of South Carolina to become increasingly fearful of slave rebellions and to take steps to suppress any potential dissent.
- The Stono Rebellion is often seen as a precursor to the American Revolution, as it demonstrated the potential for large-scale slave revolts and the threat that they posed to the stability of the Southern colonies.