an ae lean na eg 10 fogps on:the. ways in forts, In the British Caribbean colonies there were fewer white:colonists than there were black slaves. a colony such a5 Jamaica, the jon greatly outnumbered the s dangerous as the ‘whites: This situation was alw whites ealized, and With good reason'to fear, thatthe slavesemnight cebel at any moment. There: would be Tittle t6:stop them from destroying white settlers if only due'to their greater numbers. Clearly then, the ty had to devise ways in which to keep the "s}dve' population docile and subjugated: Yet, og ‘slave 500i inthe Ciribbean freedom from the bonds of slavery. We so.discuss the response of the planter class’ to. sought to these methods of slave, eon} sete ware rebellions in the West Indies... ., ‘The chan ilk trol in the West Indies. i trates the vari tree re é “Economie Patologia ted Canal Social 7 Serer sold at wil nothing, Being property | Whites:mide-blacks slaves could own | feel inferior, Society was stratified whe athe top te coloures blacks inthe snide and blagk:slayes atthes|;". r ‘bottom, Ye =a | Toul depen | Cotwroot Area ‘Among slaves tbem- [Movement ofl the of land. than field Slavess\' ssaaad o donontier — |quieuleday"uncivie | selves indicators of estate sequined » jrathene estate | Tpasers for basic | lized” Salus eal orimag: [pass ~ penplssion 3% necessities. ined) became vital. com asvlite person big" sFSiicoioadw hes [Slaves could be |The socilttiecarchy “| While ied to cyeale -/Biavay Go ier, ane iegraur. |[waces, | amma (eae ical Laser goods ~ to pay | Botiom, Do "J lacks rember. peamision were goats one, | mon a |g on k fe ‘enough money 10 ‘purchase their alah, sino. Slaves could ett 8 ivad (ped oe, [AEWO puniinmen hardly save pe mote as being roponalolauie iUchildren were | Were opporanives ghtee fomplry orwhies to show ¢ i tarmac a, Hn they wer te fa bidompke them © °| mastetsgng so - feedom where jescope tne comnota. | somctiieg were ean i a gal i tions of being black. | usinatyrally severe | for almost jesorse ——+t z omar Social mobility Was, | Lunishments were sept colonies we ry Impaler ic. orien anh to dee ree slaves afew | few shillings man/woman. Aether eaves igh". could be made. 4. ? wafferd | Slaves were pred ichand | Skilled staves Fee blacks po {aagree were: ‘were often hired many poaey fer anos. even ani uty tei own. | propanand wh oy | ey ch hte” | wore texee push aes aris | graey dé not | selves Gomcaeh ober | wanted toprevent | mes cluded in feietotsh belong to the ‘and having less unity | all costs. scene. sorte ‘aribbean. slaves. of purpose. oe ‘somet LL al 18RESISTANCE AND REVOLTS Forms and measures of Slave Control Slave cont 1 refers to the \arious methods used by the planters or slave-owners in order to keep, the slaves subjected and in an inkeri position, 1. Psychological and ideological- constantly proclaiming in word and by deed that the Negro was inferior to the white 2. Cultural- prohibiting the use of Atri ‘an, conditioning the slaves to accept servitude. can languages and practice of African religions and customs. They were forced to celebrate Westem Holidays. The planters changed the that slaves’ African names to Christian names. ‘The slaves were forced to develop a p is a mixture of English, Physical- the prevent or punish slave insurrecti ich, Indian, African tribal, and Creole. nded to. stablishment and maintenance of police and military forces in Slaves were whij killed. ped severely, thrown in jail, their nd eve 1. Social- the practice of rewarding those slaves who acted as informants or who in other assisted the masters against th r Fellow slaves. Planters were responsible for creating social divisions among the slaves in terms of occupa Tie slaves who were informants were usually loyal and less willing to rebel because they had the most to los 5. Economical- preventing them from earning money which they could use to purchase their freedom. In the British Caribbean slave society, it was diflicull for a slave to find a wage caning occupaion. Although and many of them made life difficult for the Non-Conformist Missionaries who sought to work vany British West Indian planters were not enthusiastic ys their slaves among the slaves, some of these planters, particularly in smaller islands like Antigua, were willing to grant missionaries permission to center their plantations. Some planters welcomed the work of the missionaries in making the slaves more loyal. ‘The Christian principles U were taught by the ries might have helped to prevent slave: andl gang uprisings. inission: Slaves could not own property without the master's consent. Their provision grounds were kept ple income or here were J so as to keep them from caming a size aping food. ass that :s in town, Slaves were only allowed one market prevented slaves from rendering servi Page | 69f tnitially Sunday, ‘ae ay ‘ torch nt ay They were alse lorbidden to sell sugar, fine wood and tron t Variety ob articles such as horses NT om shaves and cattle, Shopkeepers in town could aot buy ho deat these were economic methods of sb "4 slaves we contvol used by the planters to keep the on then and less likely to fhe themselves roms their terrible sitmation,