European plantations require laws to regulate the…
1684 CE to 1827 CE
This legal control is the most oppressive for slaves inhabiting colonies where they outnumber their European masters and where rebellion is persistent, such as Jamaica.
During the early colonial period, rebellious slaves are harshly punished, with sentences including death by torture; less serious crimes such as assault, theft, or persistent escape attempts are commonly punished with mutilations, such as the cutting off of a hand or a foot.
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Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of
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Puerto Rico (Spanish Colony)
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Cuba (Spanish Colony)
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St. Christophe (French Colony)
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Barbados (English colony)
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Montserrat (English Colony)
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Antigua (English colony)
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Martinique, (French colony)
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Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of
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Grenada (French colony)
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Anguilla (British colony)
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Jamaica (English Colony)
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Virgin Islands, British (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
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Guadeloupe, (French colony)
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Barbuda (English colony)
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Santo Domingo (Spanish Colony)
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Jamaica (British Colony)
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Dominica (French colony)
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Virgin Islands (Royal Danish Colony)
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Guadeloupe, (English colony)
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Martinique, (English colony)
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Grenada (British colony)
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Dominica (British colony)
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Martinique, (French colony)
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Guadeloupe, (French colony)
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St. John's Island (British colony)
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Montserrat (French Colony)
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Montserrat (English Colony)
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Martinique, (English colony)
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Santo Domingo (French Colony)
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Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
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Martinique, (French colony)
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Martinique, (English colony)
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Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of
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Guadeloupe, (English colony)
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Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (first restoration) of
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Guadeloupe, (Swedish colony)
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Martinique, (French colony)
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France, constitutional monarchy of
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Netherlands, Kingdom of The United
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Guadeloupe, (French colony)
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Santo Domingo (Haitian-occupied)
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