How was nate turner's revolt a landmark in the history of slavery in before the mayflower?

Nat Turner's revolt occured long after the Mayflower arrived. Slave revolts here were encouraged by the successful slave revolt in Haiti, but they were hampered by the fact that many slaves came from tribes with different languages, and there was a serious communication problem between new slaves, and a lot of new slaves were imported after the invention of the cotton gin made harvesting cotton practical on a large scale. Cotton was a luxury fabric then, and with slave labor, the plantation owners made a fortune.


Alarmed by the revolt in Haiti, slave owners kept a tight lid on teaching slaves to read. But Nat Turner's master taught him to read, and he devoured the Bible. He saw the suffering of his people as being very much like that of the Jews in the land of Egypt. Apparently Nat Turner was charismatic, because he did gather a following. They armed themselves and attacked some plantations, but before the revolt could really spread they were surrounded and captured, then killed. There were many other revolts that were small and easily suppressed. His revolt was a landmark because it was the largest.