How did Southerners react to Nat Turner’s rebellion?

Question

a. Southern churches preached emancipation
b. Turner’s freedom was negotiated by the president
c. Virginians passed legislation paving the way for freedom
d. Southerners placed more restrictions on slaves

Answer 1

d. Southerners placed more restrictions on slaves

After Nat Turner's rebellion in 1831, many Southerners reacted with increased fear and paranoia about slave uprisings. This led to harsher laws and restrictions on enslaved people, including more stringent slave codes and the tightening of existing regulations governing the behavior and movement of enslaved individuals.