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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.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this information about Berbice Slave Uprising, it is very interesting and helpful. It is quite intersting to read about slavery and revolts. The video is very intersting and i like it because it helped me to understand the lesson we did in class about revolts.