Answer Activity 2.10 questions about Nat Turner's slave uprising.

Here are the answers to Activity 2.10:

1. Nat Turner is famous today because he led the first major slave uprising in the American South in 1831, inspiring hope for freedom among enslaved people and striking fear into slave owners.

2. The rebels, led by Nat Turner, primarily used axes, knives, and blunt instruments. The soldiers, as depicted in the drawing and implied by the text ("heavily armed soldiers"), used guns.

3. Looking at the drawing of Nat Turner being captured in a "wooded area" and considering his clothes, one can conclude that he was likely hiding in the wilderness or forests. His appearance suggests he had been on the run and in hiding for an extended period, as mentioned in the text (two months).

4. After Nat Turner's revolt, slaves were negatively affected in several ways:

   • Laws were passed making it illegal for slaves to meet without a white minister present.
   • It became illegal to teach slaves to read and write, leading to widespread illiteracy among slaves for many years.
   • There was an increase in fear and repression among slave owners, likely leading to harsher treatment and stricter controls over enslaved people.