resistance and revolt

• Slave revolts took place from 1638 and 1838
• Maroon wars were forms of resistance
• THe Haitian Revolution was from 1791 to 1804
• The Fedon Rebellion in Grenada was from 1795 to 1796
• The Demerara Revolt was in 1823
• The Christmas Revolt was in 1831
• Insurrectionary and Non-Insurrectionary are the two forms of resistance
• The Tacky Rebellion in Jamaica was in 1760
• The Berbice Revolt was in 1763
• The enslaved would damage property, sabotage sugar production, poison food and commit marronage as a form of resistance
• Marronage was the running away of slaves from their plantations
• Grand Marronage is permanent
• Petit Marronage is temporary
• Maritime Marronage is escaping to sea
• Destruction of property is a form of insurrectionary resistance
• Murdering the plantation owner is a form of insurrectionary resistance
• Rebellion and revolting are forms of insurrectionary resistance
• Marronage is a form of non-insurrectionary resistance
• Inducing abortion is a form of non-insurrectionary resistance
• Prolonging gestation is a form of non-insurrectionary resistance
• Malingering is a form of non-insurrectionary resistance
• Suicide and infanticide are forms of non-insurrectionary resistance
• Slaves revolted because slave laws were harsh
• Slaves revolted because of difficulty for manumission
• Slaves revolted because of the reduction in food rations
• Slaves revolted because of the innate desire for freedom
• The Siete Partidas were the Spanish Slave Laws
• The Code Noir were the French Slave Laws
• Moore Town, Portland is a Windward Maroon Settlement
• Charles Town, Portland is a Windward Maroon settlement
• Nanny Town, St. Thomas is a windward Maroon settlement
• Scotts Hall, St. Mary is a windward Maroon settlement.
• Trelawny Town, St. James is a leeward Maroon settlement
• Accompong, St. Elizabeth is a leeward Maroon settlement