1739
On th morning of September, 1739 a group of group of about 20 slaves gathered at the Stono River not far from Charleston. After looting a gunsmith's shop, the armed slaves ravaged the nearby farms and houses, their numbers swelling to over 50. By the time the group stopped in a lrage field that afternoon, they had killed 20-25 whites
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About that time, a group of as many as 100 armed whites set out in pursuit. They had been alereted to the uprising by Lieutenant Governor Bull, who had escaped capture by the rebels and had rode to warn others. The party of whites soon overtook the rebels, and a skirmish ensued. By nightfall, 30 slaves lay dead and 30 more had been captured. The rebellion's back had been broken, and most of the remaining slaves were rounded up and executed over the next month.
The Stono Rebellion stands as the largest slave uprising in the British American colonies prior to the American Revolution. It frightened the white populace into enacting the Negro Act, to set forth harsh restrictions on the priviledges of slaves.
Sources: Africans In America
The Library of Congress