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They had heard that the Spanish government had promised anyone that could make it to Saint Augustine would be granted freedom, so the slaves decided to try and get there. Their leader was an African named Jemmy, and along their travels they killed many whites and robbed many stores of guns and alcohol (stono). One could imagine they probably felt they had nothing to lose by trying to escape and a whole lot to gain by getting to Augustine. The mistake they made was drinking the rum that they found in the raids of the houses they attacked. One would argue that if they had not drank, they may have been able to outwit the white man and made it to Saint Augustine and history could have been different. Unfortunately, they were captured where they were returned to their masters, where most were killed for their actions (3). William Bull the Governor of South Carolina sent a letter to the Royal Council of England letting them know what had happened and suggesting how to stop future revolts. (3) His idea was to use the Indians to help keep the Slaves from revolting