HIST 1050 Lecture : Slave Revolt in Jamaica.docx
22 May 2014
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Life, love and labour: an introduction to social and cultural. The slave revolt in hanover parish, jamaica, 1776. This is a set of documents on an intended slave revolt in hanover parish, jamaica in 1776. It came at a time when britain was at war with its colonies in america, who declared independence in. It was a troubled time for britons, who were worried about their atlantic possessions and wrangling among themselves about the efficacy of the war with their american brothers. Within two years, debating societies in london were calling for the withdrawal of. Jamaica was the largest and, by the mid-eighteenth century, the most significant sugar island, at least in terms of production. It had a high ratio of black slaves to whites, well over 10 to 1, and increasing over time. In 1750 there were 10,400 whites and 118,100 blacks, and a small but growing free black population.
