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Known as the “Baptist war” because the leader, Samuel Sharpe, was a Baptist preacher. Those enslaved who followed his acts, were also baptized (not all, but a large majority).

Also known as the “Christmas rebellion”

and the “Christmas uprising” because this rebellion started December 25th, 1831.

The aftermath of the rebellion

The Jamaican slave revolt caused lots of damage to both the slaves and the whites, as well as to community.

There were multiple buildings set on fire, many slaves killed/executed, and many whites killed by fires, and the slaves rebelling.

Due to all the records and costs of what happened from December 25th- January 3rd (approximately), the British began to seriously question their thoughts on slavery. They started to make little steps and little action in 1833. In 1834, children six and under could not be put to slavery, and all others had a six year apprenticeship. In 1838, there was then a unconditional emancipation of chattel slavery.

A total of approximately 500 slaves were killed. Executions were recorded for two deaths due to the reasoning of being a theft of a pig; and the other a cow.

If you were apart of the rebellion you could have:

a) Been hung.

b) Shot by firing squads.

c) Executed in public (Such as Samuel Sharpe, the leader of the rebellion).

d) Be brutally punished (The punishments were so harsh, many ended up dying anyways ex. cutting off of hands, arms, feet and legs or being whipped to death).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00cks4n

One of the plantations in Jamaica

The leader of the rebellion; Samuel Sharpe is found on the Jamaican $50 bills.

Jamaican Slave Revolt

by Kelsey and Hannah

Timeline to freedom

1831

1833

1834

1838

The year of the great rebellion

Children six and under could not be put to slavery, and all others had a six year apprenticeship

Slavery is abolished, slaves finally get their freedom, as there was a unconditional emancipation of chattel slavery.

The government started to make very little steps (The creation of bills to make little things better step by step).

Imperialism

The government were making and establishing bills to help abolish slavery. Many of the bills kept failing, but more were created to make things a little bit better every single time.

What are the three names of this rebellion?

What was the year that the Jamaicans got their freedom?

Advantages vs. Disadvantages

How was this rebellion started, and who started it?

Disadvantages:

They were takes from their families and countries

They were forced to work at a young age

The slaves were not treated fairly and did not get paid fairly

If they messed up they got very harsh punishments (i.e. Killed, body parts got removed, etc.)

Advantages:

Jamaica's slavery was abolished after the rebellion, not right away, but in the future it helped.

Overall; it could be argued as both a negative and a positive event. It killed many people, but it also saved many people in the future.

The start of it all....

The cost of "Rebelling"

On December 25th, 1831, Samuel Sharpe led a strike with those enslaved who wanted to fight for their freedom, and an increase in their working wages as a slave on the sugar cane plantations.

When they got shut down by the government, it then led to a ten day rebellion; known as the "Baptist War". This rebellion caused many deaths of both blacks and whites, the burning down of Sugar Cane plantations and escalated to the freedom of the slaves on August 1st, 1838.

Leading up to the Rebellion

The population of sugar cane started to increase, and people started to realize the fortune they could achieve from investing in Sugar Cane plantations. As soon as the plantations started to grow, the number of slaves also grew.

African slave trade was abolished by the parliament in 1807. Which meant that no more slaves could be taken from Africa and used for labor. African slaves were 80% of the workers.

In the year 1824 there was a slave insurrection in Hanover. Following that there was a more widespread insurrection in the country of Cornwall in 1831, and then again in Montego Bay in 1833.

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