The Stono Rebellion refers to a slave uprising that took place in colonial South Carolina in 1739. It was the largest slave revolt in British North America before the American Revolution.
Related terms
Slave Codes: Laws that were enacted after the Stono Rebellion in order to control and restrict enslaved individuals' behaviors, movement, and rights.
Middle Passage: The brutal journey across the Atlantic Ocean that enslaved Africans were forced to endure as they were transported from Africa to the Americas.
Underground Railroad: A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people escaping slavery in the Southern states to reach freedom in Northern states or Canada.