Baptist War
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The Baptist War was a major 1831–1832 slave rebellion in Jamaica, led largely by Baptist preacher Samuel Sharpe, that hastened the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baptist War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3179262 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Baptist War Context triple: [British colonial period in Jamaica, significantEvent, Baptist War]
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Seminole Wars
The Seminole Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in Florida between the United States and the Seminole people, largely over land, removal, and resistance to U.S. expansion.
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Creek War of 1836
The Creek War of 1836 was a conflict in Alabama and Georgia in which U.S. forces suppressed Creek resistance, leading to the forced removal of the Creek people along the Trail of Tears.
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Civil War in Florida
The Civil War in Florida refers to the state’s role as a Confederate supplier and battleground during the American Civil War, marked by key engagements like the Battle of Olustee and significant impacts on its civilian population and economy.
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Patriot War of East Florida
The Patriot War of East Florida was a short-lived 1812–1814 U.S.-backed filibustering and insurgent campaign aimed at wresting Spanish East Florida from Spain, which became an early episode in the broader struggle that included the First Seminole War.
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E.
Siege of Ninety Six
The Siege of Ninety Six was a major 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina, where Patriot forces attempted to capture a key British stronghold in the Southern theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Baptist War Target entity description: The Baptist War was a major 1831–1832 slave rebellion in Jamaica, led largely by Baptist preacher Samuel Sharpe, that hastened the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
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A.
Seminole Wars
The Seminole Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in Florida between the United States and the Seminole people, largely over land, removal, and resistance to U.S. expansion.
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B.
Creek War of 1836
The Creek War of 1836 was a conflict in Alabama and Georgia in which U.S. forces suppressed Creek resistance, leading to the forced removal of the Creek people along the Trail of Tears.
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C.
Civil War in Florida
The Civil War in Florida refers to the state’s role as a Confederate supplier and battleground during the American Civil War, marked by key engagements like the Battle of Olustee and significant impacts on its civilian population and economy.
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D.
Patriot War of East Florida
The Patriot War of East Florida was a short-lived 1812–1814 U.S.-backed filibustering and insurgent campaign aimed at wresting Spanish East Florida from Spain, which became an early episode in the broader struggle that included the First Seminole War.
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E.
Siege of Ninety Six
The Siege of Ninety Six was a major 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina, where Patriot forces attempted to capture a key British stronghold in the Southern theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-slavery revolt
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ slave rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Christmas Rebellion
ⓘ
Christmas Uprising ⓘ Great Jamaican Slave Revolt ⓘ |
| hasCause |
demand for wages and freedom
ⓘ
harsh plantation conditions ⓘ influence of abolitionist ideas ⓘ slavery in Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Montego Bay, Jamaica
ⓘ
surface form:
Montego Bay
|
| hasColonialContext | British Empire ⓘ |
| hasCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1832-01 ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedArmedRebels | around 20,000 enslaved people ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedDeaths | hundreds of enslaved people ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedExecutions | over 300 rebels executed after trials ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedParticipants | around 60,000 enslaved people ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
major turning point in British West Indian slavery
ⓘ
strengthened abolitionist arguments in the British Parliament ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Samuel Sharpe ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
attacks on plantations
ⓘ
burning of cane fields ⓘ strikes and work stoppages ⓘ |
| hasOpponent |
British colonial militia
ⓘ
British regular troops ⓘ Jamaican plantation owners ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Baptist deacons and lay preachers
ⓘ
enslaved Africans in Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasPropertyDamage | dozens of estates destroyed or damaged ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAssociation |
Baptists
ⓘ
surface form:
Baptist Church
|
| hasResult |
execution of Samuel Sharpe
ⓘ
hastened abolition of slavery in the British Empire ⓘ increased support for abolition in Britain ⓘ large-scale reprisals against enslaved people ⓘ suppression by British colonial forces ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1831-12-27 ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | 1831–1832 ⓘ |
| hasTrigger | Christmas 1831 wage dispute ⓘ |
| influenced | Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| isCommemoratedIn | Jamaican national memory ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
abolitionism in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
history of slavery in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInParish |
Hanover Parish
ⓘ
Clarendon Parish ⓘ
surface form:
St. James Parish
Trelawny Parish ⓘ Westmoreland Parish ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInRegion | northwestern Jamaica ⓘ |
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Subject: Baptist War Description of subject: The Baptist War was a major 1831–1832 slave rebellion in Jamaica, led largely by Baptist preacher Samuel Sharpe, that hastened the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
Referenced by (2)
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