The Leader
This Baptist preacher led the Christmas Rebellion of 1831.
Who is Sam Sharpe?)
The Christmas Rebellion began in this month and year.
What is December 1831
Sam Sharpe was executed in this town.
What is Montego Bay?
The enslaved people had an early advantage because of their knowledge of this.
What is the landscape?)
The Christmas Rebellion contributed to this major event in 1834.
What is the abolition of slavery?)
Sam Sharpe was an articulate deacon in this religious group
What is the Baptist Church?
Enslaved people planned to resist by doing this instead of working.
What is refusing to work
More than this number of enslaved people were killed during and after the rebellion.
What is 500?
The revolt initially succeeded because the British were caught by this.
What is surprise?)
Britain passed this law in 1833, leading to eventual freedom for enslaved people.
What is the Slavery Abolition Act?)
Sharpe spread the message of freedom through this method.
What is preaching and organizing secret meetings?
The rebellion was strongest in this parish of Jamaica.
What is St. James?
The British forces crushed the rebellion using these.
What are firearms and artillery?)
Thousands of enslaved people joined the uprising, making this a strength.
what is large numbers?
Sam Sharpe's legacy lives on, as he is honored as this in Jamaica.
What is a National Hero?)
Sharpe's resistance started as this form of protest.
What is a peaceful strike?
The revolt led to the burning of many of these.
What are plantations?
Some captured rebels were forced to do this, weakening the revolt.
What is reveal information about others?
Thousands of enslaved people joined the uprising, making this a strength.
What are trained troops and local militias?)
British public outrage over the brutal suppression of the rebellion fueled this movement.
What is the abolitionist movement?
The belief that freedom was being withheld led Sharpe and his followers to do this.
(What is start a rebellion?)
The enslaved had a secret advantage that helped them early in the rebellion.
What is knowledge of the terrain?
Plantation owners blamed and persecuted this group for spreading anti-slavery ideas.
What are Baptist missionaries?)
Some enslaved people did not join the revolt because of this reason.
What is fear of punishment or loyalty to planters?)
The rebellion inspired future struggles for justice, including this major uprising in 1865.
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