Why did Jamaica 1831 revolt?

Answer 1

Poor working conditions was definitely one but the main causes are

1) Political excitement stirred by rumours that Emancipation was near but the act itslef was being held back by the planters( therefore they thought rebelling wld ensure that they were given their freedom)

2) Non conformist missioanries' activites. ie the slaves saw these missionaries as allies against planters, this made their political movement stronger, encouraging them to rebel.

Answer 2

••The rebellion started because the 500,000 slaves who had been emancipated in 1834 were denied land rights. These had been originally won by a massive anti-slavery campaign in Britain and by the slaves who led the Baptist Wars in Jamaica. The slave owners were forced to release the slaves and the Baptist church bought the land and gave it to the freed slaves. But the slave owners controlled the local state and they sought to retain power. They did this through a type of legislation similar to the English enclosures acts and by tax laws aimed at forcing former slaves to work on the plantations. This was intended to turn the slaves into agricultural workers, expected to work for less than the equivalent of 1p per day. Meanwhile the planters set about devastating the infrastructure of the island by measures such as reducing the number of doctors available to blacks by 75 percent. To receive medical treatment you had to work on a plantation.

Answer 3

what are the main causes of the Jamaica revolt in 1831

what are the main causes of the Jamaica revolt in 1831

Answer 4

The Christmas Rebellion was as a result of the slaves believing that their freedom was granted by the Queen of England and the plantations owners hiding it from them

Answer 5

consequences of the revolt is that the missionaries untreated the planters and make their political movement weaker than the moroons