On 7 June 1796 Grenada’s assembly enacted a law for trying enslaved people suspected of involvement in the ongoing rebellion. It distinguished people said to have acted willingly from those said to have been compelled, but allowed suspicion itself to trigger examination and detention. The act records the colonial state’s response to enslaved resistance while framing punishment as a means of restoring plantation order.
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What did Grenada’s 7 June 1796 act authorize?
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The act empowered special proceedings against enslaved people suspected of participation, aiding, or advising.
The act was passed on 7 June 1796 to provide a special process for enslaved people suspected of rebellion.
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The statute is dated 7 June 1796 and addresses those suspected of involvement in the rebellion.