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Please click on the title of this blog, this will direct you to a youtube video about the 1763 revolt in Berbice.
The Berbice Slave Uprising is the most famous slave revolt in Guyana.
It began in February 1763 and lasted into 1764.
The uprising began on Plantation Magdalenenberg on the Canje River in
Berbice. The slaves rebelled, protesting harsh and inhumane treatment,
and took control of the region. As plantation after plantation fell to
the slaves, the European population fled. Eventually only half of the
whites who had lived in the colony remained.
Led by Cuffy (now the national hero of Guyana), the rebels came to
number about 3,000 and threatened European control over the Guianas.
The rebels were defeated with the assistance of troops from
neighbouring French and British colonies and from Europe.
Give three reasons why the revolt in Berbice failed.
Name one successful revolt (we did this in class two days ago) that happened in the Caribbean.
This blog was created for grade 9 history students. This blog will use vodcast, text, movie and pictures to grab students attention. It will enable students to take a deeper look into history in order to understand how it influences the present and the future. It will mainly focus on resistance and revolts in the Caribbean in the 1700- 1800.
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Understanding resistance and revolts
This link will give you an indepth overview of the History of the slave trade, the maroons in Jamaica, women who were involved in resistance and the Haitain Revolution. These sub topics are integral to your understanding of the topic "Resistance and Revolts in the Caribbean" You are invited to add your comments and briefly state what this topic means to you. Do you believe this topic is relevant? Why?
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