timeline of events of bwi Flashcards
1
Q
1763
A
berbice rebellion
2
Q
1791-1804
A
haitian revolution
3
Q
1807/8
A
abolition of the slave trade
4
Q
1815
A
registration act
5
Q
1816
A
barbados rebellion/revolt
6
Q
1823- Act
A
amelioration proposals
Slaves were to be given Christian instruction, and Sunday markets were to be abolished to encourage religious worship on that day. Marriages were to be encouraged, and slave families were not to be broken up by sale. Slave evidence, under certain conditions, was to be admitted in the courts.
7
Q
demerara revolt
A
1823
8
Q
1831
A
jamaican revolt/christmas revolution
9
Q
1831 and 1833
A
reform and emancipation act respectively