Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser led slave revolts in this state?

• A. Virginia
• B. Georgia
• C. South Carolina
• D. Maryland

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is identifying where Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser led slave uprisings. Nat Turner’s revolt took place in 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia, where enslaved people attacked plantations and freed some before the rebellion was suppressed. Gabriel Prosser planned a large uprising in 1800 near Richmond, Virginia, but it was discovered and halted before it could begin. Because both leaders are connected to Virginia, that is the state in question. Virginia was a major slaveholding state with a plantation economy, and these rebellions helped spur stricter slave laws in Virginia and across the South. While other states like Georgia, South Carolina, and Maryland had their own unrest, these two specific leaders are tied to Virginia.