 Numerous African slave rebellions and insurrections took place in North America during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.There is documented evidence of more than 250 uprisings or attempted uprisings involving 10 or more slaves.Three of the best known in the United States during the 19th century are the revolts by Gabriel Prosser in the Richmond, Virginia area in 1800, Denmark Vesey in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1822, and Nat Turner in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831.