Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A slave rebellion in 1841 led by Madison Washington aboard the slave brig Creole, in which enslaved people seized the ship and sailed it to the Bahamas, resulting in the freedom of nearly 130 African Americans.
AP course connection
Topic 2.13: 2.13 Resistance and Revolts in the United States