Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800, on Benjamin Turner's plantation in Southampton County, Virginia. His father was also a slave of Benjamin Turner and was believed to have successfully escaped and lived out his life in the Great Dismal Swamp in southern Virginia and North Carolina. His mother was a slave named Nancy who lived in Africa but was captured in 1763. Nat Turner was very intelligent and imaginative from early childhood, and his mother thought he was destined for great things. He was heard describing events that happened before his birth, so the other slaves believed he was destined to become a religious prophet. Nat Turner was a very religious slave who had many visions and led a rebellion against slavery. Nat Turner started out as an abolitionist as a slave. His first teacher was Samuel Turner. When its master died in 1822, it was sold to Thomas Moore. In early 1830, Moore died and Turner was transferred again to another master, Joseph Travis, the new husband of Thomas Moore's widow. Its official owner was Putnum Moore, but he was still a child. Turner described Joseph Travis as kind and had no complaints against him. Although he had these teachers, he also had many visions. Turner was a very religious man, which influenced his views on slavery. He “carefully avoided mixing with society and shrouded himself in mystery, dedicating his time to fasting and prayer.” In 1821, Turner ran away from his first master, Samuel Turner, but returned 30 days later due to a religious vision. The Spirit told him to “return to the service of my earthly master.” (pbs.org) After three years, Nat Turner had another vision in which he saw lights in the sky. He later “found that drops of...... half of paper......rginia considered abolishing slavery, but decided not to cancel it and to support a repressive policy against all blacks in a close vote. Nat Turner's religion helped him change his views on slavery and he became famous for his rebellion. It made everyone reconsider slavery and almost even abolished it. It made African Americans rethink the idea of ​​being slaves and encouraged further rebellions. He played an important role in ending slavery and was a prominent abolitionist. Works Cited PBS. PBS and Web. 02 March 2014. "A Rebellion to Remember: The Legacy of Nat Turner." A Rebellion to Remember: The Legacy of Nat Turner. Np, nd Web. 01 March 2014.Altman, Linda Jacobs. Slavery and abolition in American history. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 1999. Print.