Illegal Slave Trade in Mauritius
SLAVE TRADING IN MAURITIUS FROM 1810-1825
* Name: Muhammad Naweed Dooky
* ID: 0814169
* Tutor: Mr J. Chan Low
* Words: 5000
* Year: Third year
* Course: History With Social Studies
* Module: Documents And Methodology (Slavery)
Table Of Content: * Introduction * Background to the slave trade act * Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar * Problem: Which law to follow? * Various challenges Farquhar faced * Some cases of Illegal Slave Trade caught in the colony * The Slave Trade Felony Act in 1813 * The Malagasy Treaty With Radama in 1817 * Corruption found during the Farquhar Era (1810-1822) * Corrupted Officials in the Colony * Major General Darling * The Treaty With The Grand Imam of Muscat * Royal Commission of Enquiry in 1823 * The Amelioration Policy * The Quest for Development: The Growth of Sugar Industry * Conclusion * Bibliography
Account for the persistence of Illegal Slave Trading from 1810 to 1825 * Introduction
The system of slavery had existed in the islands of the Indian Ocean since before colonisation, particularly in Madagascar and the Comoros Islands, where slaves were brought by Swahili traders from the east coast of Africa. The arrival of Europeans in the Indian Ocean in the 17th and 18th centuries announced the beginning of slave trade, which led to the exploitation of the Mascarene Islands. The history of Mauritius is inextricably linked with that of slave trade. For the whole of the 18th century, slaves were imported from neighbouring Mozambique and Madagascar. In 1806, the slave population reached 78000, an estimated 85% of the population. When the British conquered Mauritius in 1810, slave import was effectively banned and the slave market turned into a local one, until the abolition of slavery in 1835. In his book ‘The Slave Legacy’, Jacques David notes that:
“One main issue was going to set the island on fire once
* Name: Muhammad Naweed Dooky
* ID: 0814169
* Tutor: Mr J. Chan Low
* Words: 5000
* Year: Third year
* Course: History With Social Studies
* Module: Documents And Methodology (Slavery)
Table Of Content: * Introduction * Background to the slave trade act * Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar * Problem: Which law to follow? * Various challenges Farquhar faced * Some cases of Illegal Slave Trade caught in the colony * The Slave Trade Felony Act in 1813 * The Malagasy Treaty With Radama in 1817 * Corruption found during the Farquhar Era (1810-1822) * Corrupted Officials in the Colony * Major General Darling * The Treaty With The Grand Imam of Muscat * Royal Commission of Enquiry in 1823 * The Amelioration Policy * The Quest for Development: The Growth of Sugar Industry * Conclusion * Bibliography
Account for the persistence of Illegal Slave Trading from 1810 to 1825 * Introduction
The system of slavery had existed in the islands of the Indian Ocean since before colonisation, particularly in Madagascar and the Comoros Islands, where slaves were brought by Swahili traders from the east coast of Africa. The arrival of Europeans in the Indian Ocean in the 17th and 18th centuries announced the beginning of slave trade, which led to the exploitation of the Mascarene Islands. The history of Mauritius is inextricably linked with that of slave trade. For the whole of the 18th century, slaves were imported from neighbouring Mozambique and Madagascar. In 1806, the slave population reached 78000, an estimated 85% of the population. When the British conquered Mauritius in 1810, slave import was effectively banned and the slave market turned into a local one, until the abolition of slavery in 1835. In his book ‘The Slave Legacy’, Jacques David notes that:
“One main issue was going to set the island on fire once
Bibliography: 1. DAYACHAND NAPAL, British Mauritius 1810-1948, Published by ELP, Vacoas, 1994 2 [ 12 ]. Dayachand Napal, British Mauritius 1810- 1948, Chapter I, Farquhar and Mauritius (1810-1823), 7th Paragraph, Pg: 7 [ 13 ]