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Nat Turner

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nat Turner once ran away from his master but returned when what happened?

a)

He was captured by a fugitive slave chaser

b)

He learned his wife was pregnant

c)

He broke his leg and returned for treatment

d)

He had a vision from God telling him to return

2.

Nat Turner was reported as being unusually tall and having towered over his fellow slaves.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What did Nat Turner witness in 1831 that convinced him it was time to begin planning his rebellion?

a)

A solar eclipse

b)

A sermon delivered by an itinerant preacher

c)

His owner beating a fellow slave to death

d)

A slave auction in the town square

4.

How long did Nat Turner's rebellion last?

a)

Four weeks

b)

Four days

c)

Four hours

d)

Four months

5.

The rebels killed only white men and spared the children.

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Why did Nat Turner plead not guilty?

a)

Because he felt he was doing the work of God

b)

He hated white folks and want to kill them all

c)

He felt whites should be slaves as well

d)

He was just tired of being a slave

7.

How many black slaves wher killed do to Nat's Rebellion

a)

60

b)

300

c)

200

d)

70

8.

How many slaves joined Nat in his rebellion

a)

60

b)

300

c)

200

d)

70

9.

What was the age of Nat when he first escaped slavery

a)

19

b)

22

c)

27

d)

24

10.

In what year did Nat implement and orchestrate the slave rebellion?

a)

Aug 12, 1832

b)

Aug 12, 1831

c)

July 4, 1831

d)

January 4, 1831

11.

What was the name of the town, where Nat made it to and there was an out break with a group of white men?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Jamestown

c)

Virginia

d)

Texas

12.

What was Nat nickname ?

a)

pastor

b)

god

c)

king

d)

Prophet

13.

Because of Nat Rebellion, what new Black Slave Codes were made?

a)

Slave could marry who ever they like

b)

Slave could not own land

c)

All Slave would become free

d)

Slave could no longer be able to learn how to read

14.

Where was Nat born ?

a)

Alabama

b)

Southampton Virginia

c)

Newyork

d)

Vermont

15.

What was the name of the first person Nat killed in this Rebellion?

a)

Joseph Travis

b)

Prince Gorger the 3

c)

Thomas

d)

Abraham Lincoln

16.

In which state was Nat Turner born?

a)

Maryland

b)

New York

c)

Florida

d)

Virginia