Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:An_Act_for_the_better_ordering_and_governing_of_Negroes
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
gptkb:Barbados
1661 |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Barbados_colonial_legislature
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first comprehensive slave code in the English Caribbean
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Barbados Slave Code
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Jamaica_Slave_Code
gptkb:South_Carolina_Slave_Code other British Caribbean slave codes |
| gptkbp:legacy |
model for later slave laws in British colonies
|
| gptkbp:mainProvision |
protected slave owners from prosecution for violence against slaves
prohibited slaves from leaving plantations without permission defined legal status of slaves prohibited slaves from owning property restricted rights of enslaved people set harsh punishments for slaves |
| gptkbp:purpose |
regulate treatment of enslaved Africans
|
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
1834 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:antebellum_slave_codes
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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