Cause and Effect of Slavery at the Cape Flashcards
Why did slave numbers increase
Due the increase in the settler population
Why could the slaves not develop unified culture to mount effective resistance
Divided in origin and dispersed geographically
Name the six ways slaves resisted
Damage to machinery
Stealing from owners
Avoiding work by working slowly pretending to be sick
Early termination of pregnancies so that child did not become property of the slave master
Poisoning their masters by using plants
Slaves would try and way but would get caught and punished
What was the timing of the Cape uprising influenced by
Stories of uprisings in America, Ireland and Carribean
Name the men who led the Cape uprising
Slave Tailor - Louis of Mauritius
Irishmen - James Hooper and Michael Kelly
Jeptha of Batavia
Abraham and Adonis
Indian Slave
2 Khoi men
What was the plan for their uprising
March from rural district, gathering slaves along the way, and then to enter Cape Town seizing the Amsterdam Battery, turn the guns on the castle and then negotiate a peace - free state and freedom for slaves
What was the name of the farm they first arrived at
Gerhardus Louw (farmer) Vogelgezang (farm) north of Malmesbury
How were they disguised
Louis - visiting Spanish Sea Captain, Hooper and Kelly - British Officers
How did they gain access to the farm
They convinced the farmers wife to hand over their slaves to the “military party” , even charmed her into supplying them with good meal and a place to rest
What was their next step after Vogelgezang
proceeded from farm to farm persuading slaves and khoi servants to join them
What went wrong with the uprising
It was hard to keep 300 marching mutinous slaves and servants a secret, news soon reach Governor of the Cape. He ordered infantry and cavalry to lay in wait for the insurrectionists at Salt River.
What were the consequences of the uprising
326 were captured, 47 put on trial
including the leadership of the group nine found guilty of treason sentenced to be hanged including Louis and James, another 11 sentenced to death for active participation. Many others given lesser sentences and imprisoned on Robben Island
