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Questions
1.How long did it take for slaves to be emancipated after the slave trade was
abolished?
It took 26 years, from 1807 to 1833 for slaves to be emancipated after the
slave trade was abolished.

2.What do you think was primarily responsible for the change in the
parliament's attitude towards emancipation.
The failure to secure universal adoption of amelioration was primarily
responsible for the change.

3.State the ways in which planters, in at least three territories, responded to

the Amelioration proposals.
In Trinidad, the planters immediately asked them too be withdrawn.
In Dominica, the planters talked about independence
In Jamaica the Assembly discussed joining the USA
In Barbados, the Assembly said their slave-laws were "a catalogue of
indulgences to the Blacks.

4.How did the failure of Amelioration facilitate the success of the anti-slavery
campaign?
The refusal of the planters to accept amelioration meant that the anti-slavery
campaign was given a stronger case.

5.Planters in the British West Indies attempted to secure the support of the
mulatto groups in their pro-slavery campaign.

a)Why would planters be fearful of the mulatto population supporting the

anti-slavery campaign? (think Haiti)
The planters would be fearful because the result of this would be similar to
that of the Haitian Revolution.

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 b) Using at least three examples, show how the planters tried to get the
mulattoes to support their pro-slavery cause.
In 1795, the Jamaican Assembly had granted pensions to such families of
free coloureds'. In 1813, it allowed for free coloured to give evidence in
court, to inherit unlimited amounts of property, and to take up trades such
as owning and renting boats

c)How did the mulatto population take advantage of the 'planters'

situation'?

The free Coloured leaders were aware that the Assemblies were trying
to by their support against the enslaved. The most active of them
wanted to make the most of their opportunity.

Throughout the colonies they formed associations to demand that the

Assemblies remove all disabilities.

In Grenada, the Assembly gave in and removed all but a few

unimportant restrictions.

Free coloureds in other colonies immediately pressed for the same

changes.

In Trinidad, a petition to the Governor demanded the freedom of

Assembly, the removal of special seats for coloureds at places of
amusement, and an end to all 'impediments in the way of marriage
between whites and free coloureds '.

6. Why did the free-coloured/mulatto populations eventually support the

emancipation movement?

In the years after 1823, most free coloureds became convinced that their
position would improve only after the entire slave system was brought
down. They sided with British officials over the question of amelioration.

b) How were they rewarded?

In return, the British officials supported the free coloureds' struggle with
the Assemblies.

c) Give ONE example of how the free coloureds demonstrated their support
of emancipation. (the Watchman)

Questions 2
 In Jamaica, the Governors protected the two outspoken coloured leaders,
Edward Jordon and Robert Osborne. The two men published a newspaper,
The Watchman in which they poked fun at the Assembly and published the
debates on emancipation which were taking place in England.

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