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1526 Santo Domingo revolt

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The earliest known slave revolt in what is now United States territory, in which Africans enslaved in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and brought to aid Spanish exploration along the South Carolina-Georgia coastline led an uprising and escaped into nearby Indigenous communities.

AP course connection

Topic 2.13: 2.13 Resistance and Revolts in the United States

Unit 2

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