10 marksAdjustments to Emancipation, 1838–1876

CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 9(b)

Describe four actions taken by the planters after 1838 to ensure that they had an adequate number of labourers.

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9(a)Apart from the shortage of labour, what fears did sugar planters in the British Caribbean have in 1838 about their labour force?[6 marks]
9(c)Explain why sugar production decreased in some British Caribbean territories between 1838 and 1850.[9 marks]

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