Laurenlf10+Nat+Turner+Essay

Thesis: If Nat Turner were here today, I'm sure he would say participate in the things you believe in, even if they put you into bad situations. [] []
 * Paragraph 1--Intro to your person**
 * 1) Start with personal sentence: Nat Turner was a person who believed deeply in his religion, and would do anything for his religion
 * 2) Explain: Nat Turner got a "sign" from above and was told that he was to kill the whites, which is something that most people wouldn't think of doing.
 * 3) Name of your person: Nat Turner
 * 4) Summary of event they took part in that would make them a hero: Led the slave rebellion
 * SOURCES

** Paragraph 2 --Put person's life into perspective--when did they live, where, who were they trying to help, how, why was this important? **


 * 1) When: The Slave rebellion- August 1831, Born in October 2, 1800
 * 2) Where: He spent his whole life in Southampton County
 * 3) Who: The African Americans
 * 4) Why: He felt that they were treated unfairly and that a message from God told him to "slay[ing] my enemines with their own weapons."
 * 5) Why were actions important: It proved to the white people that the African Americans were going to be violent if they weren't treated fairly soon.
 * SOURCES

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** Paragraph 3 & 4--How did your person gain their wisdom? **


 * Paragraph 3 -- What was the event your person took part in? How was this event indicative of the time period? **


 * 1) Event: Slave Rebellion
 * 2) Detail: It had been a surprise that the slaves would act out like that.
 * 3) Detail: It had been meant to scare people, not to be a killing spree
 * 4) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Detail: It showed people that slaves had opinions and didn't want to be pushed around like they had been.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Your person's role: Leader of the Slave Rebellion
 * 6) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Quote from PS/SS somewhere in paragraph: "Turner declared that 'indiscriminate slaughter was not their intention after they attained a foothold, and was resorted to in the first instance to strike terror and alarm."
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Secondary Source(s)- This is a secondary source.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Primary Source(s)

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Paragraph 4**


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What was your person's role? What did they do? He led slave rebellion, he killed around 60 white people
 * 2) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Detail: He got the idea to begin the slave rebellion from a "message from God" to slay the white men.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Detail: A solar eclipse was his first "sign" which provoked the idea of the slave rebellion
 * 4) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Detail: He soon learned that this was not the right option, because he had to go into hiding to avoid being arrested.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What impact did the above have on people’s lives? Many were killed and many slaves were hung and executed. Around 100 African Americans were killed when the whites took action. They killed many more African Americans than participated in the rebellion.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Quote from PS/SS somewhere in paragraph: "the slaughter of many blacks without trial and under circumstances of great barbarity."
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Secondary Source(s)
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Primary Source(s) The editor of the Richmond Whig wrote this.

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">** Paragraph 5-- ** **The wisdom**


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What impact do you think the event had on your person? Others? Sent Nat into hiding for many months and was discovered on a farmers land, where he was then sent to jail and then hung. Others- Ones involved were all quickly sent into execution depending on their roles and acts of violence Ones who weren't involved- about 56 people participated, but around 200 blacks were beaten, tortured and killed. When the two warships, USS Natchez and the USS Warren surrounded Southampton,they had killed many innocent blacks even though they were not involved.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What did they learn from it? Teach others? Nat learned that killing white people to help the blacks is not ok, because it ended up getting more blacks killed than whites. It taught others that killing to scare people is not the answer.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Quote from PS/SS somewhere in paragraph
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Secondary Source (s)
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Primary Source (s)

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">** Paragraph 6--What is the person's legacy? ** A legacy is something you leave behind that will benefit others-perhaps those yet unborn. How did the person’s actions benefit all those who came after them. How might the whispered wisdom impact you? This is your conclusion based on your research. It needs to reflect your research and not be an "off the street" answer. Nat Turner left behind with him that you should never think of someone less than you. He proved that every man is capable of doing the same things. If the things are an act of violence, then you shouldn't ever do them, because violence is never the answer. Thinking of someone as a lesser importance, or higher importance, isn't the way to be. Bing fair to everyone around you is what you should do. Everyone is equal.

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Nat Turner Essay

Nat Turner was a person who believed deeply in his religion, and would do anything for it. What I mean is that Nat Turner got a "sign" from God that he was to kill all the white people, which began the Slave Rebellion. The Slave Rebellion was started when Nat got his "sign from God" to kill the whites. He killed around 60 white men, women, and children. I think that a whisper that Nat would say today if he was sitting right next to me would be participate in the things you believe in, even if they put you in bad situations.

Nat was born October 2, 1800. Although, he began the rebellion in August 1831. He had lived in Southampton County his whole life, and had the whole rebellion participate there. The ones that participated in the rebellion were African Americans, and Nat felt that they were all being treated unfairly, and to top it off, Nat got the message from God to "slay[ing] my enemies with their own weapon." What he did was important because it showed the white people that if they weren't treated fairly, they were going to be violent. And that is exactly what they did.

Since Nat was the leader of the Slave Rebellion, he told people that it had been meant to scare the white people, not to have been a killing spree. Although, that is what it became, and Nat would soon find that out. This quote from a man saying "Turner declared that 'indiscriminate slaughter was not their intention after they attained a foothold, and was resorted to in the first instance to strike terror and alarm." So Nat made it clear that he never meant for any real harm to take place. All the white people were extremely scared and confused about why the African Americans were acting like this. None of them had ever gone this far, why now? The answer was simple, a threat made by them would make the white people a threat to themselves. So when they found out that they weren't going to come after them, they were afraid of them, they didn't mind doing the acts. This showed that the slaves were done being pushed around. When Nat had gotten the message from God, he knew he would have to wait for a sign to tell him when to begin the rebellion. His sign did come, it being a solar eclipse, and he commensed in the actions about a week later. When the rebellion happened, the whites were quick to take action against them. When the two warships,, the USS Natchez and the USS Warren came to break it all up, Nat went into hiding to avoid being caught and killed. Even though they had killed about 60 whites, the warships killed around 100 African Americans. 100 African Americans didn't even participate in it, anyone who was black at that moment was killed, no matter if they had participated or not. It was a horrible thing that they had done, and they had no right to be killed while their leader himself was in hiding. The editor of the Richmond Whig wrote an article about this day. A part of it said, "the slaughter of many blacks without trial and under circumstances of great barbarity." So even someone who was white understood that this was wrong. This whole ordeal affected many people, including Nat who had gone into hiding for many months and was soon found in a hole on a farmers land. He was immediately turned in to the police. He was then sent to jail and was hung. Others were also treated in the same ways. Those who had participated in the rebellion were sent to jail and then execution, different forms, though, depending on their roles and acts of violence in the rebellion. Those who had not participated were beaten, tortured and then killed. Around 200 African Americans were killed, not just on the day that the warships surrounded Southampton. This had taught Nat that killing white people to help benefit the black people was not a good idea at all, because it ended up getting more black people killed than the whites. Other people learned that killing to scare people is not the answer at all, killing people in general isn't the answer. Nat Turner left behind with him that you should never think of someone as less than you. No one is less important than another. You may think so, but we are all just humans. Thinking that violence is a way to solve your problems isn't right, it isn't the way to be. Some people think that being tough is good, because no one wants to mess with you, but just because you are tough, it doesn't make you more important than anyone else. No one is over higher or lower importance, because everyone is equal.


 * __Final Essay!!!!__**

Turner got a "sign" from God that he was to kill all the white people, which began the Slave Rebellion. The Slave Rebellion was started when a solar eclipse happened, and Nat found it to be a sign. He killed around 60 white men, women, and children. I think that a whisper that Nat would say today if he was sitting right next to me would be participate in the things you believe in, even if they put you in bad situations. Nat was born October 2, 1800. Later in his life, he began the rebellion in August 1831. He had lived in Southampton County his whole life, and had the whole rebellion participate there. The ones that participated in the rebellion were African Americans, some were freed slaves, yet still acted in it, and Nat felt that they were all being treated unfairly, and to top it off, Nat got the message from God to "slay[ing] my enemies with their own weapon." What he did was important because it showed the white people that if they weren't treated fairly, they were going to be violent. And that is exactly what they did. Since Nat was the leader of the Slave Rebellion, he told people that it had been meant to scare the white people, not to have been a killing spree. Although, that is what it became, and Nat would soon find that out. This is a quote from a man saying "Turner declared that 'indiscriminate slaughter was not their intention after they attained a foothold, and was resorted to in the first instance to strike terror and alarm." So Nat made it clear that he never meant for any real harm to take place. All the white people were extremely scared and confused about why the African Americans were acting like this. None of them had ever gone this far, why now? The answer was simple; a threat made by them would make the white people a threat to themselves. So when they found out that they weren't going to come after them, they were afraid of them, they didn't mind doing the acts. This showed that the slaves were done being pushed around. When Nat had gotten the message from God, he knew he would have to wait for a sign to tell him when to begin the rebellion. His sign did come, it being a solar eclipse, and he commenced in the actions about a week later. When the rebellion happened, the whites were quick to take action against them. When the two warships, the USS Natchez and the USS Warren came to put down the rebellion, Nat went into hiding to avoid being caught and killed. Even though they had killed about 60 whites, the warships killed around 100 African Americans. 100 African Americans didn't even participate in it, anyone who was black at that moment was killed, no matter if they had participated or not. It was a horrible thing that they had done, and they had no right to be killed while their leader himself was in hiding. The editor of the Richmond Whig wrote an article about this day. A part of it said, "The slaughter of many blacks without trial and under circumstances of great barbarity." So even someone who was white understood that this was wrong. This whole ordeal affected many people, both black and white. Nat who had gone into hiding for many months was soon discovered in a hole on a farmers land. He was immediately turned in to the police. He was then sent to jail and was hung. Others were also treated in the same ways. Those who had participated in the rebellion were sent to jail and then execution, different forms, though, depending on their roles and acts of violence in the rebellion. Those who had not participated were beaten, tortured and then killed. Around 200 African Americans were killed, not just on the day that the warships surrounded Southampton. This had taught Nat that killing white people to help benefit the black people was not a good idea at all, because it ended up getting more black people killed than the whites. Other people learned that killing to scare people is not the answer at all; killing people in general isn't the answer. Nat Turner left behind with him that you should never think of someone as less than you. No one is less important than another. You may think so, but we are all just humans. Thinking that violence is a way to solve your problems isn't right, it isn't the way to be. Some people think that being tough is good, because no one wants to mess with you, but just because you are tough, it doesn't make you more important than anyone else. No one is over higher or lower importance, because everyone is equal. Also, two wrongs don't make a right. Murder isn't the answer to gain freedom, which ultimately caused more pain to the slaves.

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