HIST 1050 Study Guide - Final Guide: Making Money, Jeremy Bentham, Friedrich Engels
16 Oct 2012
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Abolition movement began in 18th and 19th centuries, 1807, slave trade act (uk): unlawful for any british subject to capture/ transport slaves. This act still did not end slavery: 1833: slavery abolition act slavery became illegal, some influences: Raynal, influential priest: slavery was un-christian act, against christian. Quackers", christian group played a role in abolishment act. Missions dedicated to converting slaves in british colonies into christians. In return, they would return future runaway slave, planters they were paid. This separated the maroons from the rest of the black community on the for doing this job. Islands: maroons lived under their own rulers in own towns, but with british supervisors, 1700"s, british planters were fearful that maroons were secretly helping in the slave revolts (ex. Hanover slave revolt: a 2-year war between maroons and british settlers, treaty signed in 1773, related terms: saramanka maroons, hanover slave revolt (craton and sheridan"s articles, lecture: october 20, 2011.
