Marriage & Divorce
What year was marriage made legal to slaves?
1789
What are the categories the laws can fall under?
Punishments, Religion, Manumission, Education, Marriage and Divorce.
What's another term for 'Manumission'
Freedom
What was the most common form of punishment for the slaves?
Flogging was the most common punishment.
Which church especially took no interest in the slaves until mere decades later?
The Anglican Church.
Why were slaves separated from their partners and family?
The slave owners believed they would distract them from labour.
Where were the slaves taught to labour?
On plantations.
How could a slave be given his freedom in British territory?
Only the slave owner can give their slave freedom.
Who performed most of the punishments toward the slaves?
The slave owners and courts.
True or false? The attempt to convert slaves was met with general acceptance from slave owners.
FALSE. Slave owners were highly against the idea.
True or False? Divorce was a norm in European society.
FALSE. Divorce was actually quite rare.
Why did the British fear that the slaves would be literate?
They feared this because black literacy might have become a threat.
Which gender was more favorable when it came to manumission laws?
Females were considers more favourable.
What are the reasons as to why the punishments were performed?
To humiliate and teach the other slaves a "lesson"
Slaves from which islands came in contact with Christianity?
Slaves from Jamaica and Barbados.
What was it called when a slave was married?
It was called anti slavery.
Why was the court reluctant to set slaves free?
This was because they had to deposit a large sum to the ventry to make sure the slaves wouldn't be a burden to the parishes.
What other forms of punishment were there?
Mutilation and Imprisonment.
Which countries were the manumission laws less strict?
France and Spain.
What was the worst thing the female slaves had to endure?
Sexual harassment and exploitation.