Colonial Caribbean: Module 3, Economic Change and Indentured Labour, 1850-1870
In addition to modules 1 and 2, Northwestern University Libraries now have access to Module 3: Economic Change and Indentured Labour, 1850-1870 of Colonial Caribbean: Colonial Office files for the Caribbean.
Module 3 of Colonial Caribbean covers the period 1850-1870 and charts the economic decline in the region as a result of the turbulent end to the apprenticeship scheme and the introduction of indentured labour. This period also witnessed a series of fierce uprisings, most notably the Morant Bay Rebellion amongst emancipated Jamaicans in 1865.
This module features volumes from 21 CO series held at The National Archives, UK. The contents include government enquiries into the treatment of immigrants, the management of epidemics and diseases such as yellow fever and cholera, reports and testimonies of uprisings and resistance movements such as the Morant Bay Rebellion, petitions from formerly enslaved Africans, and plans for newly established hospitals, asylums and jails. – Publisher
