GABRIEL'S INSURRECTION
\ɡˈabɹiːə͡lz ɪnsəɹˈɛkʃən], \ɡˈabɹiːəlz ɪnsəɹˈɛkʃən], \ɡ_ˈa_b_ɹ_iː__əl_z ɪ_n_s_ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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an insurrection incited among the negro slaves of the vicinity of Richmond, Va., in 1800, by a slave of Thomas Prosser, called "General Gabriel," and "Jack Bowler." They intended to attack Richmond by night with a thousand negroes and murder the inhabitants. An escaped negro revealed the plot. Governor James Monroe ordered out the militia and attacked the insurgents. The ringleaders were captured and punished.
By John Franklin Jameson
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