In 1739, after decades of conflict, the British colonial government in Jamaica signed a peace treaty with the Maroon community led by Cudjoe. The treaty officially recognized the Maroons' freedom and granted them autonomous land. In exchange for this recognition, which of the following did the Maroons agree to do?
- Help the British colonial government capture future runaway enslaved people and suppress rebellionsCevap
- BReturn to work on British sugar plantations during the harvest season
- CAdopt European religions and languages to fully integrate into British colonial society
- DImmediately emigrate to West Africa to establish free colonies
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Help the British colonial government capture future runaway enslaved people and suppress rebellions
The correct answer is correct because the 1739 treaty between the British and the Jamaican Maroons secured Maroon autonomy at a high cost: they had to agree to act as a military buffer for the colonial state, which included catching and returning new runaways and suppressing slave revolts.
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The terms and compromises of treaties between Maroon societies and colonial authorities