The slaves sought revenge on their masters through "pillage, rape, torture, mutilation, and death. Because the plantation owners had long feared a revolt like this, they were well armed and prepared to defend themselves. Nonetheless, within weeks, the number of slaves who joined the revolt reached approximately 100,000. Within the next two months, as the violence escalated, the slaves killed 4,000 whites and burned or destroyed 180 sugar plantations and hundreds of coffee and indigo plantations. Now, back to modern times. We here in the modern era have had many protests throughout the years, but none have been so ridiculous and varied as the ones in current years as we all have seen in some way or another.