10 marksAdjustments to Emancipation, 1838–1876

CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2007 · Paper 2 · Question 9(a)

Explain why many former slaves in the British Caribbean tried to establish themselves as peasants after 1838.

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9(b)Describe the difficulties which former slaves in the British Caribbean faced in establishing themselves as peasants between 1838 and 1876.[15 marks]

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