Why Did The Anti-Slavery Movement Developed In The Early 1800s
Amelioration
The anti-slavery movement developed in the early 1800s was a formidable force in the quest to end slavery. The West India Committee, in a bid to head off attacks, agreed to proposals to improve the condition of the slaves. These proposals were called amelioration proposals and came into effect in 1823. The proposals said that the British government should write to each of the colonial governors, suggesting that the assemblies pass local laws to improve the condition of slaves. The proposals were as follows:
1. Female slaves should not be whipped, and the overseers and drivers should not carry a whip in the fields.
2. Records should be kept of all lashes given to male slaves and all punishments should be put off for at least 24 hours.
3. Religious instruction and marriages were to …show more content…
The hope was that with the steady supply of labour, planters could focus on increasing their output. Immigration, however, did not have its desired impact, especially in a colony like Jamaica.
In territories such as Trinidad and British Guiana, we cannot assume that it was immigration that saved their sugar industry. For instance, they introduced mechanisation and placed more lands under sugar cane cultivation. These could be seen as measures that helped to save their sugar industries. Barbados could be used as another example. Up to 1848, there had seen an increase in their output by 250 per cent. However, by the end of the 19th century this had declined. We cannot assume that this was because Barbados was not using immigrant labour that its output declined. During the period, the territory was plagued by problems, including soil exhaustion and inadequate mechanisation.
The overall conclusion must be that immigration did not cause increased sugar production in the British West Indies, as many other factors could have been
The anti-slavery movement developed in the early 1800s was a formidable force in the quest to end slavery. The West India Committee, in a bid to head off attacks, agreed to proposals to improve the condition of the slaves. These proposals were called amelioration proposals and came into effect in 1823. The proposals said that the British government should write to each of the colonial governors, suggesting that the assemblies pass local laws to improve the condition of slaves. The proposals were as follows:
1. Female slaves should not be whipped, and the overseers and drivers should not carry a whip in the fields.
2. Records should be kept of all lashes given to male slaves and all punishments should be put off for at least 24 hours.
3. Religious instruction and marriages were to …show more content…
The hope was that with the steady supply of labour, planters could focus on increasing their output. Immigration, however, did not have its desired impact, especially in a colony like Jamaica.
In territories such as Trinidad and British Guiana, we cannot assume that it was immigration that saved their sugar industry. For instance, they introduced mechanisation and placed more lands under sugar cane cultivation. These could be seen as measures that helped to save their sugar industries. Barbados could be used as another example. Up to 1848, there had seen an increase in their output by 250 per cent. However, by the end of the 19th century this had declined. We cannot assume that this was because Barbados was not using immigrant labour that its output declined. During the period, the territory was plagued by problems, including soil exhaustion and inadequate mechanisation.
The overall conclusion must be that immigration did not cause increased sugar production in the British West Indies, as many other factors could have been