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American Revolution Ends
American Revolution Begins
Demerara Rebellion of 1823
Bussa's Rebellion (Barbados)
An Act for making Slaves Real Estate, and the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes. St. Vincent
An Act to oblige proprietors and possessors of Slaves, in their own right, or right of others, managers, and conductors of estates, to give in returns of runaways and Obeah men. St. Vincent
An ACT to revive an Act, intituled “An Act to appoint Commissioners for the purpose of obtaining an exact Account of the number of Negroes in this Government and its Dependencies. St. Vincent
“An ACT to repeal the fourth Clause of an Act, intituled, 'An Act to explain and amend an Act, intituled, ‘An Act for making Slaves real Estate, and the better government of Slaves and free Negroes,’ and to amend and re-enact the same'” St. Vincent
“An Act to alter and amend an Act, intituled ‘An Act to repeal an Act intituled, An Act for making Slaves real estate,’ and the first clause of an Act intituled ‘An Act to appoint Commissioners for the purpose of obtaining an exact account of the St. Vincent
An Act to secure the peaceable possession of Negroes and other Slaves, to the inhabitants of this Island; and to prevent and punish the clandestine and illegal detinue of them Barbados
An ACT to remove doubts concerning the trial of Slaves manumitted after the commission of Felonies of which they may stand accused. Barbados
An ACT to repeal part of an Act, intituled, 'An Act for the governing of Negroes,' and for building and regulating a new Cage. Barbados
An ACT for more fully ascertaining the Slave population of the Island of Barbadoes Barbados
An Act for the better ordering and governing of Negroes Barbados
An Act to continue an Act to prevent the people called Quakers, from bringing Negroes to their Meetings Barbados
An Act to Prevent the People called Quakers, from bringing Negroes to their Meeting Barbados
An Act for raising the sum of Ten thousand Pounds Sterling for the immediate relief of the Slave Population of this Island. Antigua
AN ACT for repealing an Act, intituled, “An Act for settling and regulating the Trial of Criminal Slaves by Jury,” and for establishing a more regular and solemn judicature for the Trial of Slaves accused of Felony without benefit of Clergy, or other Antigua
An Act for attainting several Slaves now run away from their Master's Service, and for the better Government of Slaves. Antigua
An Act for explaining a certain Act of this Island, past the ninth Day of December, one thousand seven hundred twenty and three, intituled, An Act for attainting several Slaves, now run away from their Masters’ Service; and for the better Government of Antigua
An Act concerning the Payment, out of the Publick Treasury, for Slaves executed and to be executed in this Island for Treasons, Murders, or other Felonies. Antigua
An Act to alter and amend the thirty-second and thirty-third Clauses of an Act of this Island, intituled, An Act for attainting several Slaves now run-away from their Masters’ Service, and for the better Government of Slaves; and for regulating the Duty Antigua
An Act to revive and continue an Act, intituled, An Act for the better regulating of small Vessels; and preventing Escapes of Debtors from this Island; and also to extend the same, to prevent more effectually the Escapes of fugitive Slaves from the said Antigua
An Act to repeal the fortieth and forty-first clauses of an Act of this Island, intituled, “An Act for attainting several Slaves now run away from their Masters Services, and for the better government of Slaves, dated the ninth day of December in the Antigua
An Act for settling and regulating the Trial of criminal Slaves by Jury. Antigua