Updated 5/15/2016

In Podcast #68 the Trekkers take you to Southampton County where we follow the path Nat Turner took on the night of August 21, 1831. Find out why he wanted to start a slave revolt. Discover why the swamps in this area made great hiding places. Learn about some of the men, women, and children whom Nat Turner and his men killed.  Visit one of the actual houses that Nat Turner attacked. See where his rebellion ended and where he faced trial and execution.  Finally, find out why Dave wouldn’t wear his jacket, even though it was freezing cold! Come on, let’s go trekking!

Iroquoian-speaking Indians lived in Southampton county before the English settlers arrived.  In 1728 William Byrd II visited Southampton County and described the Indian village he encountered.  The Nottoway Indians have recently (Nov 2012) built a replica of the village called Cattashowrock Town in Courtland.  The Trekkers wanted to film there, but we couldn’t find it. Maybe we’ll be able to show it to you in a future video. In the meantime, you can learn more about Cattashowrock Town and the Nottoway Indians here. 

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SOL Correlation:

VS.1i The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to i) analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events.

VS.1g The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis and responsible citizenship, including the ability to g) interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives;

VS.2b The student will demonstrate knowledge of the physical geography and native peoples, past and present, of Virginia by b) locating and describing Virginia’s Coastal Plain (Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau;

VS.2g The student will demonstrate knowledge of the physical geography and native peoples, past and present, of Virginia by g) identifying and locating the current state-recognized tribes.

VS.7c The student will demonstrate knowledge of the issues that divided our nation and led to the Civil War by c) describing the roles played by whites, enslaved African Americans, free African Americans, and American Indians.