Abolition of The Slave Trade (Slave Revolts) Flashcards
What were the Slave Codes?
Rules of how slaves were allowed to be treated, they grew increasingly bad as the no. of rebellions increased
How were women treated differently to men?
sexual exploitation, rape, sale of children
What % of slaves died en route? and how?
12 - 25% from illness, starvation and suicide
what happened in the Caribbean in 1649?
The African population planned to kill the white population, but failed and were killed.
What were the maroons granted?
independent land in the mountains
What are some examples of resistance?
suicide, slow labour to sabotage profit
What was the average no. slave revolts per year 1785 - 1815?
2
What were some of the aspects in the Slave Codes?
nose slitting, whipping, hot iron
How did Christianity complicate The Slave Codes?
missionaries in the Caribbean altered the morality of harsh treatment
When were The Slave Codes written?
1691
Who was Thistlewood, and what did he do?
Slave owner - his diaries described over 4000 rapes of slaves
What years did the St. Domingue slave rebellion take place?
1791-1803
Who led the Haitian / St Domingue revolt?
Toussaint L’ouverture - used French tactics
What proportion of the island was under slave control by 1792? (Haitian revolt)
1/3
How many Whites died? (Haiti)
3/5
