Slave Codes of 1661

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:allows harsh punishment of enslaved people
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1661
gptkbp:enactedBy Barbados colonial government
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first comprehensive slave code in the English Caribbean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Slave Codes of 1661
gptkbp:influenced slave codes in other British colonies
gptkbp:influencedBy English common law
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legalized chattel slavery
gptkbp:location gptkb:Barbados
gptkbp:prohibits rights of enslaved people
enslaved people from owning property
enslaved people from leaving plantations without permission
gptkbp:provides legal protection for slave owners
gptkbp:purpose regulate treatment of enslaved Africans
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Barbados_Slave_Code
Slave Codes of 1705
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_colonial_rule_in_Barbados
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7