Vocabulary
A member of a religious group called the Religious Society of Friends, known for believing in peace, equality, and fairness.
Quakers
A branch or group within a religion that has its own beliefs and practices.
Denomination
Oldest Free Village in the Caribbean
Long Look
Why was Prosper punished?
He could not pay six shillings for a mango
What methods did abolitionists use to push for change?
Agitation, demonstrations, and speeches
The act of opposing, refusing, or standing against something, such as authority, change, or force. It can be physical (like fighting back) or non-physical (like protests or refusal to obey).
Resistance
A plantation owner who lives in another country (often Europe) and does not live on or manage their plantation directly.
Absentee owner/planter
The act of officially ending or stopping something. In Caribbean history, it usually refers to the ending of slavery.
Abolition
What sentence did Chief Justice Robertson give Arthur Hodge?
Hanging
When was the bill to end the slave trade passed?
1806
A sudden and often violent uprising against authority or government. It usually involves a group of people trying to overthrow or challenge those in power
Rebellion
Money invested in a business
Capital
A proposed law that is presented to a government for discussion and approval. If passed, it becomes a law.
Act
What is the name of the witness against Arthur Hodge?
Perreene George
What did the Act say about trading enslaved people?
It must come to an end
The activity of buying and selling goods or services, usually to make a profit. It can happen locally (within a community) or internationally (between countries)
Trade
Land covered with grass that is used for grazing animals such as cattle, sheep, or goats.
Pasture
In what year was Arthur Hodge tried for murder?
1811
Who were some of the groups that opposed enslavement?
Reformers, humanitarians, religious leaders, and intellectuals
1. What was the fine for illegal slave trading?
2. What would happen to vessels caught engaging in slave trading after 1807?
1. £100 per captive.
2. Said vessels would be seized.
Curing/preserving meat or fish using salt
"Corn"
Vessel designed and built in the VI(UK), it was instrumental to trade with the other Virgin islands and wider caribbean.
VI Sloop
What was the name of the enslaved man whose death led to Hodge’s trial?
Prosper
Why did reformers believe abolition should happen in two phases?
Ending enslavement was a big step
Why did abolitionists think treatment of the enslaved people would improve after 1807?
Fewer enslaved Africans could be easily acquired; to maintain supply of their labour force, planters would be forced to improve the treatment of the enslaved.