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What were the causes and effects of the Stono Rebellion?
Cause: The promise of freedom in Spanish Florida. Effect: The passage of stricter slave codes in South Carolina.
What was the cause and effect of British military action in Florida?
Cause: The existence of Fort Mose as a haven for escaped slaves. Effect: The destruction of Fort Mose.
What was the impact of South Carolina's slave code of 1740?
It restricted the movement and autonomy of enslaved people in response to the Stono Rebellion.
What was Spanish Florida's policy towards enslaved people?
It offered freedom to enslaved people from British territories who converted to Catholicism.
Who was Francisco Menéndez?
He was the leader of Fort Mose, a formerly enslaved Senegambian who fought against the English.
Who was Jemmy?
He was an enslaved man from the Angola region who led the Stono Rebellion.
Who was Governor Montiano?
The Governor of Florida whose letter reveals the strategic importance of Fort Mose and the anxieties it caused for the British.
Who was Don Pedro?
Don Pedro visited Charles Town.