What was the 1739 event where slaves near Charleston robbed a store for weapons and began to march toward Savannah?

A.
the 1739 Slave Mutiny
B.
the Perkin's Uprising
C.
the Charleston Revolt
D.
the Stono Rebellion

1 answer

The event you are referring to is D. the Stono Rebellion. This was a significant slave uprising that occurred in September 1739 in South Carolina, where enslaved people near Charleston organized a rebellion after robbing a store for weapons and marching towards Spanish Florida.