Morant Bay Rebellion
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The Morant Bay Rebellion was an 1865 uprising by Black Jamaicans protesting poverty, injustice, and colonial oppression, which was brutally suppressed and led to major changes in British colonial governance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Morant Bay Rebellion canonical | 26 |
| Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865 | 3 |
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Target entity: Morant Bay Rebellion Context triple: [British West Indies, significantEvent, Morant Bay Rebellion]
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Peterloo Massacre
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Haymarket affair
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
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Boston Tea Party
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Morant Bay Rebellion Target entity description: The Morant Bay Rebellion was an 1865 uprising by Black Jamaicans protesting poverty, injustice, and colonial oppression, which was brutally suppressed and led to major changes in British colonial governance.
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A.
Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
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B.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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C.
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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D.
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
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E.
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| aftermath |
execution of George William Gordon
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execution of Paul Bogle ⓘ floggings and destruction of homes ⓘ mass executions of suspected rebels ⓘ recall and controversy over Governor Edward Eyre in Britain ⓘ |
| associatedWith | George William Gordon ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Paul Bogle
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surface form:
Paul Bogle as a Jamaican National Hero
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| commemoratedIn | Jamaican national memory and heritage ⓘ |
| consequence |
Froude Report on Jamaican governance
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Jamaica becoming a Crown Colony ⓘ Royal Commission of Inquiry into the rebellion ⓘ abolition of Jamaica’s elected House of Assembly ⓘ debate in Britain over colonial policy and racial attitudes ⓘ increased direct rule from the British Colonial Office ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| describedIn | Caribbean historiography ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-10-13 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
colonial oppression
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disputes over land rights ⓘ economic hardship after emancipation ⓘ inequitable justice system ⓘ poverty among Black Jamaicans ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
British colonial governance reforms
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emergence of later Jamaican nationalist thought ⓘ policies toward other British Caribbean colonies ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
post-emancipation Black freedom struggle
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resistance to colonial rule ⓘ struggle for land and economic justice ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | English ⓘ |
| leader | Paul Bogle ⓘ |
| location |
Morant Bay
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Parish of St. Thomas in the East ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | hundreds of Black Jamaicans ⓘ |
| opponent | British colonial authorities in Jamaica ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Governor Edward John Eyre ⓘ |
| participant |
Black Jamaican peasants
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British troops ⓘ Jamaican colonial militia ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Jamaica
ⓘ
history of the British Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
attack on Morant Bay courthouse
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killing of local officials and militia at Morant Bay ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-10-11 ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Morant Bay Rebellion Description of subject: The Morant Bay Rebellion was an 1865 uprising by Black Jamaicans protesting poverty, injustice, and colonial oppression, which was brutally suppressed and led to major changes in British colonial governance.
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