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3 marksResistance and Revolt

CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 5(a)

Based on a passage comparing slave rebellions in Berbice (1763), Barbados (1816), and Jamaica (1831).

Outline the MAIN cause of the rebellion in Barbados in 1816.

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  1. 5(b)In what ways were the causes of the 1763 rebellion in Berbice different from the causes of the 1831 revolt in Jamaica?[9 marks]
  2. 5(c)Explain why the slaves in Berbice in 1763 were able to gain success in the early months of the rebellion.[6 marks]
  3. 5(d)Explain why the rebellion in Jamaica in 1831 collapsed so quickly.[7 marks]

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