Da Costa puts Jack's age at around 30 at the time of the rebellion. Following the arrival of news from Britain that measures aimed at improving the treatment of slaves in the colonies had been passed, Jack had heard a rumour that their masters had received instructions to set them free but were refusing to do so. He wrote a letter (signing his father's name) to the members of the chapel informing them of the "new law". Meanwhile, his father Quamina supported the idea of a peaceful strike, and made the fellow slaves promise not to use violence. Jack led tens of thousands of slaves to raise up against their masters. The very low number of white deaths is proof that the uprising was largely peaceful – Plantation owners, managers and their families were locked up and not harmed. After the slaves' defeat in a major battle at "Bachelor's Adventure", Jack fled into the woods. A "handsome reward"Bryant (1824), p. 83. of one thousand guilder was offered for his capture. Jack and Quamina remained at large until Jack and his wife were captured by Capt. McTurk at "Chateau Margo". Leading up to it, McTurk had received information on 6 September from a slave about Jack's whereabouts; there was a three-hour standoff.Bryant (1824), pp. 83-4. Quamina evaded capture for several days longer. At its end, and the slaves' defeat, hundreds of slaves were executed as ringleaders, including Quamina. Jack Gladstone was sold and deported to Saint Lucia. His legacy was to help bring attention to the plight of sugar plantation slaves, accelerating the abolition of slavery. Jack Gladstone's place in history has been long overshadowed by that of his namesake, William Ewart Gladstone, son of the man who owned Jack and his father. The Gladstone family, who owned hundreds of slaves, managed to secure the largest compensation paid to any slave owner, over £100, 000, when slavery was abolished, while William Gladstone became Prime Minister four times. It is vast injustices of this kind which inform the recent re-evaluation of the place of slavery in British history. See also Abolition of slavery timeline Toussaint L'ouverture Vincent Ogé Bussa  Samuel Sharpe Anti-Slavery Society List of opponents of slavery William Ewart Gladstone Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership
Da Costa puts Jack's age at around 30 at the time of the rebellion. Following the arrival of news from Britain that measures aimed at improving the treatment of slaves in the colonies had been passed, Jack had heard a rumour that their masters had received instructions to set them free but were refusing to do so. He wrote a letter (signing his father's name) to the members of the chapel informing them of the "new law". Meanwhile, his father Quamina supported the idea of a peaceful strike, and made the fellow slaves promise not to use violence. Jack led tens of thousands of slaves to raise up against their masters. The very low number of white deaths is proof that the uprising was largely peaceful – Plantation owners, managers and their families were locked up and not harmed. After the slaves' defeat in a major battle at "Bachelor's Adventure", Jack fled into the woods. A "handsome reward"Bryant (1824), p. 83. of one thousand guilder was offered for his capture. Jack and Quamina remained at large until Jack and his wife were captured by Capt. McTurk at "Chateau Margo". Leading up to it, McTurk had received information on 6 September from a slave about Jack's whereabouts; there was a three-hour standoff.Bryant (1824), pp. 83-4. Quamina evaded capture for several days longer. At its end, and the slaves' defeat, hundreds of slaves were executed as ringleaders, including Quamina. Jack Gladstone was sold and deported to Saint Lucia. His legacy was to help bring attention to the plight of sugar plantation slaves, accelerating the abolition of slavery. Jack Gladstone's place in history has been long overshadowed by that of his namesake, William Ewart Gladstone, son of the man who owned Jack and his father. The Gladstone family, who owned hundreds of slaves, managed to secure the largest compensation paid to any slave owner, over £100, 000, when slavery was abolished, while William Gladstone became Prime Minister four times. See also Abolition of slavery timeline Toussaint Louverture - Leader of the Haitian Revolution Vincent Ogé Bussa 's rebellion - A Barbadian slave uprising Samuel Sharpe Anti-Slavery Society List of opponents of slavery William Ewart Gladstone Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership
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It is vast injustices of this kind which inform the recent re-evaluation of the place of slavery in British history.
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's rebellion - A Barbadian slave uprising