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  2. History of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    A major reason for the decline was the British Parliament's 1807 abolition of the slave trade, under which the transportation of slaves to Jamaica after 1 March 1808 was forbidden. The abolition of the slave trade was followed by the abolition of slavery in 1834 and full emancipation of slaves within

  3. Baptist War - Wikipedia

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    e. The Baptist War, also known as the Sam Sharp Rebellion, the Christmas Rebellion, the Christmas Uprising and the Great Jamaican Slave Revolt of 1831–32, was an eleven-day rebellion that started on 25 December 1831 and involved up to 60,000 of the 300,000 slaves in the Colony of Jamaica. [1] The uprising was led by a black Baptist deacon ...

  4. End of slavery in the United States - Wikipedia

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    End of slavery in the United States. From the late 18th to the mid-19th century, various states of the United States allowed the enslavement of human beings, most of whom had been transported from Africa during the Atlantic slave trade or were their descendants. The institution of chattel slavery was established in North America in the 16th ...

  5. Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom - Wikipedia

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    However some limited cases of slavery continued until the 17th century in some of France's Mediterranean harbours in Provence, as well as until the 18th century in some of France's overseas territories. [ 22 ] Most aspects of serfdom are also eliminated de facto between 1315 and 1318. [ 23 ] 1318.

  6. Slavery Abolition Act 1833 - Wikipedia

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    The results of these inquiries contributed greatly to the abolition of slavery with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. [23] [24] Up until then, sugar planters from rich British islands such as the Colony of Jamaica and Barbados were able to buy rotten and pocket boroughs, and they were able to form a body of resistance to moves to abolish slavery ...

  7. Slavery in British America - Wikipedia

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    Many colonies saw slavery from the colony of British Guiana, Barbados, Jamaica, the Thirteen Colonies, and also Canada. Slavery across every part of colonial America under British control was abolished in 1833. Map of the extent of slavery in colonial British America

  8. Colony of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Colony of Jamaica. The Crown Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was a British colony from 1655, when it was captured by the English Protectorate from the Spanish Empire. Jamaica became a British colony from 1707 and a Crown colony in 1866. The Colony was primarily used for sugarcane production, and experienced many slave rebellions ...

  9. History of slavery - Wikipedia

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    The problem of the justness of Native American's slavery was a key issue for the Spanish Crown. It was Charles V who gave a definite answer to this complicated and delicate matter. To that end, on 25 November 1542, the Emperor abolished slavery by decree in his Leyes Nuevas.