Slavery in the British Virgin Islands | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-05

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Slavery in the British Virgin Islands


00:01:07 1 Plantation economy
00:02:09 2 Treatment of slaves
00:02:40 2.1 Prior to 1774
00:04:34 2.2 Subsequent to 1774
00:08:18 3 Slave revolts
00:10:29 4 Emancipation
00:16:09 4.1 Insurrection
00:18:04 5 See also
00:18:27 6 Footnotes



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In common with most Caribbean countries, slavery in the British Virgin Islands forms a major part of the history of the Territory.  One commentator has gone so far as to say: "One of the most important aspects of the History of the British Virgin Islands is slavery."In 1563, before there had been any European settlement in the British Virgin Islands, Sir John Hawkins visited the islands with a cargo of slaves bound for Hispaniola.
In 1665 the Dutch settlers on Tortola were attacked by a British privateer, John Wentworth, who is recorded as capturing 67 slaves which were removed to Bermuda.  This is the first record of slaves actually being kept on Tortola.
The first Dutch settlers also built slave pens at Port Purcell and on Scrub Island.  In 1690 the Brandenburgers built slave pens on Peter Island, however, they later abandoned them in favour of an agreement with the Danes to set up a trading outpost on St. Thomas.  The Brandenburgers and Dutch were both expelled by the British (although the remains of the pens can still be seen in Great Harbour, Peter Island and on Scrub Island).