“From Abolition to Riot: The Virgin Islands Journey”
This year saw the passing of the British Abolition Act.
What is 1833?
Under the Apprenticeship system, how many compulsory labour hours per week were required?
40-45 hours
This was one way formerly enslaved people obtained land.
What is purchasing land or squatting on abandoned estates?
This industry declined in the Virgin Islands, contributing to economic hardship.
What is sugar cultivation?
This best explains why Britain supported the abolition of slavery.
What is humanitarian concern and economic change?
These were two major factors that led to the 1833 Abolition Act.
What are humanitarian pressure and economic changes?
The main purpose of the Apprenticeship System was this.
What is to prepare formerly enslaved people for freedom while maintaining labor for planters?
These were the main products of the peasantry after emancipation.
What are ground provisions, cotton, ?
This system allowed freedmen to farm land in exchange for a share of the crops.
What is crop sharing?
This was NOT a factor leading to the end of the Apprenticeship System.
What is increased plantation profits?
This 1831 event in the Virgin Islands alarmed British officials and influenced the creation of the Apprenticeship System.
What is the 1831 revolutionary conspiracy?
After full emancipation, laborers were divided into this many classes.
What is three?
This island attracted Virgin Islanders seeking better employment opportunities.
What is Crab Island (Puerto Rico)?
This animal became a major export commodity after the decline of sugar.
What is cattle?
This happened after the Apprenticeship System ended in the Virgin Islands.
What is full emancipation and land acquisition by freed people?
This group feared the Apprenticeship system would “ruin and destroy a once governable society.”
Who are the planters?
One major complaint of apprentices during the system was this.
What is harsh treatment or unfair punishment?
This group benefited most from the Apprenticeship System.
Who are the planters?
This event involved protests against new taxes on livestock
What is the Cattle Tax Riot?
This term describes the small-scale farming class that emerged post-emancipation.
What is the peasantry?
These events in the Virgin Islands, including unrest and resistance, helped push for the Apprenticeship System.
What are slave revolts and economic instability?
This year marked the early termination of the Apprenticeship System in the Virgin Islands.
What is 1838?
These were key reasons for the rise of the peasantry in the Virgin Islands.
What are land availability, desire for independence, and decline of plantations?
These were the effects of the Cattle Tax Riot on Virgin Islands society.
What are increased political awareness, economic disruption, and social unrest?
This was a major political effect of the Cattle Tax Riot.
What is greater demand for representation and reform?