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CARIBBEAN HISTORY SBA
Topic: What were the economic effects of emancipation on the economies of the British Colonies of Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago after 1838?
Name: Kimali Williams
Registration Number: 150015
School: St Vincent Grammar School
Subject: Caribbean History
Proficiency: Caribbean History
Date Submitted:
Table of Contents
1. Cover Page
2. Table of Contents
3. Rationale
4. Question
5. Introduction
6. Chapter 1: Jamaica and Barbados
7. Jamaica and Barbados
8. Jamaica and Barbados
9. Chapter 2: Trinidad and Tobago
10. Trinidad and Tobago
11. Conclusion
12. Bibliography
13. Acknowledgements
Rationale
Due to the Abolition of Slavery in the British West Indies in 1838, ex slaves were unwilling to go back to work on plantations to earn a living and instead wanted to work elsewhere. The researcher will examine the consequences of emancipation on the economies of the larger countries in the British West Indies.
The research done will help the researcher and society to better understand the struggles faced by the colonists to keep the economy alive.
Question
What were the economic effects of emancipation on the economies of the British Colonies of Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago after 1838?
Introduction
In Freedoms won by Hilary Beckles and Verene Shepherd, emancipation had a great effect on the economies of Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados. A law was passed by British Parliament to abolish slavery throughout the empire in 1838. The apprenticeship system made life a bit easier for slaves, but came to an abrupt end. The system was designed to ease transition from slavery to freedom by forcing ex slaves to remain on their plantations for a six year period and mainly prevent the abandonment of estates by the workers. (Beckles & Shepherd, 2006) The abolition of slavery was difficult for the colonies that had to adjust to having new citizens who could not be denied the civil rights. The ex-slaves settled in free villages
Topic: What were the economic effects of emancipation on the economies of the British Colonies of Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago after 1838?
Name: Kimali Williams
Registration Number: 150015
School: St Vincent Grammar School
Subject: Caribbean History
Proficiency: Caribbean History
Date Submitted:
Table of Contents
1. Cover Page
2. Table of Contents
3. Rationale
4. Question
5. Introduction
6. Chapter 1: Jamaica and Barbados
7. Jamaica and Barbados
8. Jamaica and Barbados
9. Chapter 2: Trinidad and Tobago
10. Trinidad and Tobago
11. Conclusion
12. Bibliography
13. Acknowledgements
Rationale
Due to the Abolition of Slavery in the British West Indies in 1838, ex slaves were unwilling to go back to work on plantations to earn a living and instead wanted to work elsewhere. The researcher will examine the consequences of emancipation on the economies of the larger countries in the British West Indies.
The research done will help the researcher and society to better understand the struggles faced by the colonists to keep the economy alive.
Question
What were the economic effects of emancipation on the economies of the British Colonies of Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago after 1838?
Introduction
In Freedoms won by Hilary Beckles and Verene Shepherd, emancipation had a great effect on the economies of Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados. A law was passed by British Parliament to abolish slavery throughout the empire in 1838. The apprenticeship system made life a bit easier for slaves, but came to an abrupt end. The system was designed to ease transition from slavery to freedom by forcing ex slaves to remain on their plantations for a six year period and mainly prevent the abandonment of estates by the workers. (Beckles & Shepherd, 2006) The abolition of slavery was difficult for the colonies that had to adjust to having new citizens who could not be denied the civil rights. The ex-slaves settled in free villages
Bibliography: Arawaks to Africans, Greenwood, R, Hamber, S. Cambridge University Press, 2006.