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Causes Of Nat Turner's Rebellion

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Nat Turner’s rebellion turned out to be the bloodiest slave revolt in Southern history, one that was to have a profound and irrevocable impact on the destinies of Southern whites and blacks alike. Nat Turner was an intelligent man, that had the opportunity to study white children’s schoolbooks, and got to experiment in making gunpowder. Nat was also a very religious man, and often served as a preacher to black churches in the area. Many of the people referred to him as being a “prophet.” People saw him as a prophet because he claimed that he was able to speak to the Holy Spirit. The revolt led by Nat Turner was not a spur of the moment thing. Nat thought the unusual weather patterns and visions were telling him to commit this act. On Sunday,

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