Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
The British Emancipation Act abolishing slavery took effect on 1 August:
- 1834
- 1807
- 1865
- 1888
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✓ Answer: A — 1834
Slavery was abolished in the British Caribbean on 1 August 1834.
CXC · CSEC · Caribbean History
Emancipation and its Aftermath
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Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
A historian researching compensation payments after the 1833 Emancipation Act discovered that £20 million was distributed in the British Caribbean. Who received this compensation?
- The enslaved people for their years of unpaid labour
- The planters for the loss of their enslaved workers
- The British government for administrative costs
- The missionaries who advocated for abolition
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✓ Answer: B — The planters for the loss of their enslaved workers
Award 1 mark for identifying that compensation was paid to slave owners, not the enslaved. A is incorrect — the formerly enslaved received no compensation despite their years of forced labour. C is incorrect — the British government paid out the money, it did not receive it. D is incorrect — missionaries received no financial compensation from the Emancipation Act.
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