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Who were the windward maroons?
these are the maroons that lived in the eastern part of the island called Jamaica
Where the maroons lives?
Jamaica
Why are the maroons important in the history of Jamaica and the Caribbean region?
the maroons are important to the Jamaica and the Caribbean because they fought with Queen Nanny to win their independence.
Who were the maroons?
these were the maroons who lived in the western part of the island called Jamaica
How did Jamaican Maroons help the British take Jamaica from the Spanish?
The Maroons did not aid the British invasion of Spanish Jamaica. Maroons did not exist in large numbers in Jamaica until after the British invasion provided many of the African whom the Spanish had held in slavery to escape into the inaccessible mountain of Jamaica and form communities.
Who is Jamaica only national heroine?
nanny of the maroons is the only heroine of Jamaica
How did the maroons lived?
Today maroons still live in their old towns and hills but the fighting had stopped after slavery.
Who is Errol Morris Jamaican?
he was a great scientist who study the sex life of the maroons in Jamaica
Where did maroons live in Jamaica?
It has been said that the original maroons of Jamaica were spanish maroons who came with the spanish who discovered Jamaica in the 15th century. then around the 1700's more maroons flourished amongst the African slaves that were brought from ( gold cost) Ghana in west Africa. African slaves rebelled and ran to the hills, and this was the name given to them from the spanish which meant " wild, runaway"
Who is errol Morris jamaican scientist?
he was a great scientist who study the sex life of the maroons in jamaica
How did the maroons in Jamaica gain their freedom?
The Maroons gained their freedom by fighting two wars with the British. After defeating the British in the first war a peace treaty was made. But there were sins of the British being bias, which caused the second war. After time passed by, the maroons were made free 50 years before the abolition of slavery.
Jamaica is a what?
Maroons are descendants of escaped slaves who lived in the remote regions of the island as free men. They are divided in Jamaica into two groups, The John Crow Maroon on the Eastern part of the island and the Windward Maroons on the western side. Several wars were fought between Maroons and the British in the 1700's resulting in their liberty being recognised by the British throne. Nanny, a national hero of Jamaica, was a maroon of Ashanti African heritage during these wars. Maroons are still an important part of Jamaica, their two main towns are Maroon town in the John Crow Mountains and Accomponang near the town of Maggoty in the western part of the islands. Many maroons today are part of the JDF because of their military traditions passed down for more than 300 years
