slave resistance facts

Question 1

When did the Haitian Revolution occur?

Answer 1

1791

Question 2

Who led the Haitian Revolution?

Answer 2

Toussaint L’Ouverture

Question 3

How violent was the Haitian Revolution? Give examples.

Answer 3

1000 plantations burned, 12,000 people killed (2,000 of European descent)

Question 4

Why did the Haitian Revolution strengthen the pro-slavery lobby in Britain?

Answer 4

Because the pro-slavery lobby argued that slaves should be treated harshly and that they didn’t deserve freedom

Question 5

How did the British governing body in the Caribbean react to the Haitian Revolution? Give 2 points

Answer 5

The Colonial Assembly in Jamaica resolved to abandon the use of metal collars for shackling slaves whilst also strengthening the militia/armed forces.

Question 6

Give 3 ways that slaves were punished or treated violently.

Answer 6

Branding, shackling, extreme punishments, the slave wheel, rape, abduction of children from mothers, amputation of limbs, nose slitting

Question 7

What were slave codes in the Caribbean?

Answer 7

Rules set out by the governing bodies of the Caribbean islands about how to treat or control slaves

Question 8

What is a colonial assembly?

Answer 8

A formal gathering of official representatives of the British crown in each colonial possession

Question 9

Where in the British Caribbean did a slave revolt occur in 1790?

Answer 9

British Virgin Islands

Question 10

How many times did Wilberforce introduce a bill to ban the slave trade?

Answer 10

15 times between 1791-1807

Question 11

What did the French abolish in their colonies in 1794?

Answer 11

Slavery

Question 12

How many slaves were burned alive on the Caribbean island of Antigua in 1736?

Answer 12

77

Question 13

What happened as a result of the ‘Baptist War’ or Emancipation Rebellion (1831-2) on the island of Jamaica?

Answer 13

200 slaves killed in battle and the execution of 344 more

Question 14

Who was Tacky?

Answer 14

A slave who led a rebellion in Jamaica in 1760

Question 15

Which parliamentary leader died in 1806?

Answer 15

William Pitt

Question 16

Who became prime minister in 1806?

Answer 16

William Grenville

Question 17

Why did the re-establishment of slavery in 1802 in the French empire galvanise the British anti-slavery campaign?

Answer 17

Because Britain is at war with the French during this time and any opposition to the French was popular

Question 18

Who withdrew his support from Wilberforce’s campaign in parliament as a result of the Haitian Revolution?

Answer 18

William Pitt

Question 19

Why were slave rebellions often treated very harshly?

Answer 19

To put off future rebellions

Question 20

What were some of the harshest punishments reserved for dealing with slave rebellions? Give 2 examples

Answer 20

Breaking on the slave wheel, mutilation, burning alive, torturing of slaves in a ‘cage’

Question 21

When was the first documented slave rebellion in the Caribbean?

Answer 21

On the French island of Haiti in 1522

Question 22

Why did the French revolutionary government of 1789 abolish slavery?

Answer 22

Publication of the Rights of Man and slavery was contrary to the new ideas of French Revolution

Question 23

Who were the Maroons?

Answer 23

Runaway slaves on the island of Jamaica who successfully ran away from their masters and formed independent communities

Question 24

Where did the Maroons live?

Answer 24

In the mountains of Jamaica

Question 25

How did the British government treat the Maroons?

Answer 25

A deal was made between the British government and the Maroons which allowed them to live in peace in exchange for an agreement that they would defend Jamaica from invasion.