Slave Rebellions in Virginia

Colonial Virginians recognized the potential of ensaved Virginians and indentured servants to seek freedom and/or revenge for their treatment.

Even former soldiers who had fought for Oliver Cromwell were a threat. A band of such soldiers, transported to Gloucester County as indentured servants after restoration of King Charles II in 1660, apparently conspired to rebel in 1663. The plot was betrayed, and:1

Several bloody heads dangled from local chimney tops as a gruesome warning to others.

Indentured Servants in Colonial Virginia

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Slavery in Virginia

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