Which of the following leaders of an enslaved uprising was a literate preacher who claimed to receive religious visions prompting him to launch a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831?
- Nat TurnerCevap
- BDenmark Vesey
- CGabriel Prosser
- DCharles Deslondes
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Nat Turner
The correct answer is the option naming Nat Turner. In August 1831, Nat Turner, an enslaved preacher in Southampton County, Virginia, led a prominent armed rebellion. He was literate and deeply religious, interpreting natural events as apocalyptic signs from God instructing him to fight against slavery.
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Nat Turner's 1831 rebellion was a watershed event in the antebellum South, led by an enslaved preacher whose actions were heavily motivated by religious visions and biblical interpretations.