The Bussa

Done by: Kari Gregorio,

Jillian Marin, Idelfonso
Gomez, Oscar Arzu

Class: 4S2-2

Teacher: Mrs.Cindy Vargas

Revolt
 Table of Contents
Slide three Slide five Slide eight
When did this A map to show where Explaining the cause
revolt take place this revolt took place of the revolt

Slide eleven Slide thirteen Slide sixteen

Short biography What was the
The course, start
for the persons in outcome of the
and spread of the
revolt revolt?
revolt
01: Introduction

What is the
Bussa Revolt and
when did it
occur?
-The Bussa Rebellio /Easter
revolt/Barbad rebellio was the
largest slave revolt i the histor of
Barbad .

-The rebellio too its name fro the

Africa -Bor slave, Bussa, wh le
this uprisin .

-This revolt too place i Barbad ,

St. Philip o the Baile ’s plantatio
o Apri 14, 1816 :)
02: Map
Where
specifically did
this rebellion
take place?
mage showing
map of the island
f barbados

mage of the
Bussa
Rebellion
The Rebellion occurred
in Barbados, St. Phillips
in the south east Parish
03:What
caused the
revolt?
 The cause of the revolt
The Slave registration act of 1816 was the result of the debate.
It required every slave owner to register their slaves every two
years. Bussa was an Enslaved African man who led this revolt
and hence had the rebellion named after him.
He was a ranger slave at Bayley’s Plantation in Barbados.

Role in the revolt:

He commanded about 400 men and women to go against
the troops.
The cause for the revolt was due to a law which stated that
all slaves had to be registered , but the slave owners saw it
as interference and got infurrated by this , leading to the
slaves misinterpreting it as an anger about their
emancipation , the whites from barbados also contributed
to the revolt as they preached about freedom but to refrain
from violence leading to some slaves wanting
independence but in reality wasn’t the actual cause.
04: Consequences
The beginning
and spread of
Bussa revolt
 As a ranger, Bussa had more freedom to move around than other slaves.
He used this power to travel and meet to coordinate the rebellion that
would take place

The sugar can on Bailey’s estate was set on fire and the revolt began to
spread throughout the southern and central parts of the island.

The slave masters were caught unaware and unprepared and the military
governor of the island, General Sir James Leith wasn’t even present on the
island.
 Elsewhere on the island, while the planters were
still unaware of the impending revolt, Nanny
Grigg, one of the intellectual authors of rebellion
and a slave with some education in hand, read
the newspaper. She kept others aware of
information of things happening elsewhere on the
island. There were political debates in London on
“Slave registration” and this might have fed into
the thoughts of slaves that believed emancipation
laid on the horizon
05: Biographies

:)
 Bussa
Occupation:
Bussa was an Enslaved African man
who led this revolt and hence had the
rebellion named after him.
He was a ranger slave at Bayley’s
Plantation in Barbados.
Role in the revolt:
He commanded about 400 men and
women to go against the troops.
● after viewing the local and
Nann Grig
Occupation:
She was a senior enslaved
domestic; worked in the house
Simmons Plantation and taught
herself how to read; she had
some education in hand.
Role in the revolt:
She was a participant in the
rebellion to go against the
oppressive conditions of slavery
english newspaper. She assisted
in the revolt and told the enslaved
“The only way to obtain freedom
is to fight for it”.
 Jacke
Occupation:
Like Bussa and Nanny Grigg, he was
also an enslaved individual who
was involved in the rebellion. He was
a driver in the Simmon’s estate.
Kin Wiltshire
Occupation:
Like Bussa, Jackey, and Nanny Grigg,
King Wiltshire was an enslaved
individual who was a carpenter at
Bayley’s.

Role in the revolt: Role in the revolt:

He collaborated with Bussa in the He collaborated with Bussa in the
rebellion. rebellion.
06: outcome of the
revolt

:)
 Shot slaves
An estimate of about 1,000 slaves were killed either by gunshot or execution as
the rebellion crushed down in 3 days.

100 were sent to Sierre Leone

In the aftermath of the rebellion, 144 executed slaves and 70 sentenced to death.
Colonial Secretary was horrified at this large number of executions and ordered that
any slave found guilty of being entangled in the rebellion be escorted, although
when plans were made for 123 slaves to be shipped to british honduras, the white
settlers in the colony commanded that no slaves convicted of insurrection be
admitted. In after time, Bathurst agreed that the convicted slaves were to be sent to
Sierre Leone, to meet other freed slaves, eventhough by that time of the decision
acted upon slaves, deaths had been reduced aboard the convict ship down to 100
Quiz time!
 Quiz time!
1. Who was Bussa, and what role did he play in history?
a. A plantation owner in Barbados
b. An enslaved African who led the Bussa Rebellion
c. A British military commander in the Caribbean

2. What did the enslaved people hope for in 1815 regarding their emancipation?
a. Immediate freedom
b. A "free paper" from Governor Leith
c. Continued enslavement

3. What was the outcome for Bussa and his soldiers in combat?
a. Complete victory
b. Eradication in combat
c. Surrender to the plantation owners
 Quiz time!
The rebellion took place in __(1pt).Bussa was a ranger in the
___(2pt) side of the island. Bussa commanded over __(1pt)
males and females to go against the troops of the revolt.
_nanny griggt_(2pt)found out about the political debates in
London which drew her attention as she read the news with
education and knowledge.In the end about __(1pt) slaves were
killed in the bussa revolt.
 Quiz time!

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