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Location: South Carolina, Leaders: Jemmy (also known as Cato), Events: Largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies, Outcomes: The rebellion was suppressed and resulted in the passing of the Negro Act of 1740

Location: South Carolina, Leaders: Cato, or sometimes called 'Mingo', Events: Failed slave rebellion planned in 1739, Outcomes: Harsher laws were enacted and a militia system was instituted

Location: Aboard the Spanish schooner Amistad near Cuba, Leaders: Joseph Cinqué (Sengbe Pieh), Events: Enslaved Mende people took over the ship in 1839, Outcomes: U.S. courts granted freedom to the Amistad Africans

Location: Cuba, Leaders: Plácido (Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés), Francisco Agüero, others, Events: A series of interconnected revolts and conspiracies in 1844, Outcomes: Severe repression and execution or imprisonment of many involved

Location: Mesopotamia, Leaders: Ali ibn Muhammad, Events: Slave revolt among the Zanj, who were Bantu-speaking peoples, Outcomes: Lasted from 869 until 883, eventually suppressed yet highlighted the issue of slavery

Location: New York City, Leaders: Not specified, Events: A plot by slaves and poor white indentured servants to revolt in 1741, Outcomes: Several people were executed; the event resulted in heightened paranoia and stricter laws

Location: Jamaica, Leaders: Not specifically attributed, Events: Conflict in 1795-1796, Outcomes: British victory, but confirmed previously established rights of the Maroons

Location: Territory of Orleans (now Louisiana), Leaders: Charles Deslondes, Events: Largest slave revolt in U.S. history, took place in 1811, Outcomes: The rebellion was suppressed, leaders were executed

Location: Jamaica, Leaders: Cudjoe, Nanny of the Maroons, Events: A conflict between the Maroons and British from 1728 to 1739, Outcomes: Signing of treaties granting Maroons semi-autonomy and land

Location: Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Leaders: Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Events: Only successful slave rebellion resulting in independence, Outcomes: Establishment of Haiti as the first black republic in 1804

Location: Jamaica, Leaders: Samuel Sharpe, Events: A Baptist preacher led a strike that turned into a general rebellion, Outcomes: Sharp was executed, but the rebellion contributed to Britain's abolition of slavery in 1833

Location: Southampton County, Virginia, Leaders: Nat Turner, Events: Rebellion that lasted for two days in 1831, Outcomes: Turner executed, harsher slave laws enacted

Location: Demerara (now Guyana), Leaders: Quamina and Jack Gladstone, Events: Enslaved peoples fought for rights resulting from the amelioration policies, Outcomes: The rebellion was suppressed, Compelled authorities to investigate and accelerate the abolition of slavery

Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, Leaders: Not documented, Events: A planned uprising in 1663, Outcomes: Plot was discovered before taking action, leading to the execution of the conspirators