Factors for Freedom
Dates
Events
Persons
100

Not having a proper place to sleep

What is poor housing?

100

Abolition of slavery

1833

100

The British Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 1807, which made it illegal to engage in the transatlantic slave trade.

Abolishment of the Slave Trade

100

Led the First Maroon War

Nanny of the Maroons

200

Done when slaves have misbehaved

Harsh punishments

200

Emancipation Day

August 1

200

Also known as the Baptist War, this was a major slave rebellion led by a Baptist deacon, Samuel Sharpe.

The Christmas Rebellion

200

Was prominent in the Christmas Rebellion

Sam Sharpe

300

not being able to read or write

lack of education

300

Tacky's revolt

1760

300

August 1, 1838

Full Emancipation

300

Owned plantations

Plantation Owner

400

little or no food

Inadequate Food Supplies

400

Haitian revolution

1791

400

During this period, formerly enslaved individuals in Jamaica were required to continue working for their former masters for a set number of years, in exchange for minimal wages.

Apprenticeship Period

400

Revolt of 1760

Tacky

500

not being able to choose their government

no voting rights

500

Abolition of the slave trade

1808

500

Abolitionists in Britain, such as William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, and Granville Sharp, worked tirelessly to end the trade in human beings.

Abolishment of the slave trade

500

Led the abolishment Movement in England

William Wilberforce

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