Question

Which statement BEST describes the effects of the Stono Rebellion of 1739? A) South Carolina banned the importation of slaves. B) South Carolina banned the importation of weapons. C) Slaves faced tougher laws restricting their movement. D) Slaves got greater freedoms to keep them from rebelling.

Answer 1

Option C is more apt for above question.

The Stono Rebellion was a slave uprising in September, 1739 in South Carolina, United States, which was then a colony.

It led to the enactment by the State, of the Negro Act of 1740. This Act banned slave assembly, their movement and education. It also imposed a 10 years moratorium on import of slaves from Africa. It set up penalties against slave owners, for ill-treatment of slaves.