Leeward Maroon leader Cudjoe signed a treaty with the colonial government after years of Maroon resistance. The agreement recognized the community's freedom and a defined territory, but it also required the Maroons to return people who escaped from plantations after the treaty and to assist the colonial government against other rebels. The treaty was therefore both a negotiated recognition of Maroon autonomy and a colonial instrument intended to protect slavery.
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What did the 1739 treaty recognize for Cudjoe and his Leeward Maroon community?
The treaty recognized Maroon freedom and territory, while also imposing obligations that helped protect the colonial slave system.
The Cudjoe treaty recognized Maroon freedom while also imposing obligations that served colonial interests.
It acknowledged autonomy and territory while requiring, among other things, the return of some later runaways.