Question

Nat Turner:______. a) was a celebrated male vocalist in an early Negro spiritual choir. b) was a ship's captain who wrote the song "Amazing Grace." c) led an 1831 slave uprising in Virginia, killing about sixty whites. d) was second in command at Denmark Vesey's trial.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option: c) led an 1831 slave uprising in Virginia, killing about sixty whites.

Explanation:

Nat Turner was a slave who converted as a parson and caused a revolt against the Southern white. He became one of the leaders of the rebellion that killed many white people in America. The revolt began in Southampton County (Virginia) in 1831.  His revolt encouraged proslavery attitudes among Southern whites.