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Black History and Blacks in U.S. History
A New Nation
(1776-1830)

Prosser's Rebellion

Black History and Blacks in U.S. History
Black History and Blacks in U.S. History


Prosser's Rebellion
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Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 5 to 7
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   7.07

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    armory, rainstorm, torrential, attackers, failure, freedom, successful, setback, slavery, militia, aboard, gain, rebellion, southeastern, layout, leader
     content words:    United States, George Washington, Gabriel Prosser, American Revolution, French Revolution, Governor Monroe


Prosser's Rebellion
By Sharon Fabian
  

1     The United States won its freedom from England in the 1700's. It happened because the colonists had leaders like George Washington who were willing to plan, and organize, and fight for freedom.
 
2     However, even after 1776, one group of Americans was still hoping for their freedom. These people were the slaves who worked on plantations in the southeastern states. Then, in the year 1800, they began to hear of a leader who was planning and organizing to fight for their freedom. This leader's name was Gabriel Prosser.
 
3     Gabriel Prosser was a slave himself. He worked on Thomas Prosser's tobacco plantation near Richmond, Virginia, yet he was also someone whom the other slaves looked up to as a leader. Like other slaves, Prosser had suffered much mistreatment in his life. He was ready to rebel, and he had heard of other successful revolutions in which people had gained their freedom. The American Revolution was one. The French Revolution was another. He was also inspired by a slave rebellion in Haiti that had been successful.

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Black History and Blacks in U.S. History
             Black History and Blacks in U.S. History


A New Nation
(1776-1830)

             A New Nation
(1776-1830)



United States
             United States


    American Government  
 
    Black History and Blacks in U.S. History  
 
    Children in History  
 
    Government Careers  
 
    Hispanic Heritage  
 
    How Can I Help?  
 
 
    Immigration  
 
    National Parks and Monuments  
 
    Native Americans  
 
    Presidents of the United States  
 
    Women's History  
 


United States History
    A Nation Divided
(1840-1861)
 
 
    A New Nation
(1776-1830)
 
 
    After the Civil War
(1865-1870)
 
 
    American Revolution  
 
    Cold War
(1947-1991)
 
 
    Colonial America (1492-1776)  
 
    Lewis and Clark
(1804-1806)
 
 
    Pearl Harbor  
 
    Spanish American War (1898)  
 
    The 1890's  
 
    The 1900's  
 
    The 1910's  
 
    The 1920's  
 
    The 1930's  
 
 
    The 1940's  
 
    The 1950's  
 
    The 1960's  
 
    The 1970's  
 
    The 1980's  
 
    The 1990's  
 
    The 2000's  
 
    The Civil War
(1861-1865)
 
 
    The Great Depression
(1929-1945)
 
 
    The United States Grows
(1865-1900)
 
 
    The War of 1812  
 
    Wild, Wild West  
 
    World War I
(1914-1918)
 
 
    World War II  
 


50 States

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