The First Maroon War was a conflict between the Jamaican Maroons and the colonial British authorities that started around 1728 and continued until the peace treaties of 1739 and 1740. It was led by Indigenous Jamaicans who helped Africans to set up communities in the mountains.

Mar 1, 2019 · Born to a rebel leader, it is no surprise that Cudjoe himself became a fearless warrior and leader of the Trelawney Maroons who gained their freedom around 1665 after defeating the British and...

It was the first Maroon treaty and was signed by the fierce Leeward Maroon leader, Cudjoe, on 1st March 1739. This treaty that Cudjoe signed did not apply to the Maroon community in its entirety as the Windward Maroons were not involved in the …

[The assembly granted a premium of thirty shillings for each fugitive slave returned to his owner by the Maroons, besides expenses.] Tenthly, That all negroes taken, since the raising of this party by Captain Cudjoe's people, shall immediately be returned.

The first known Maroon was a slave who escaped from a boat in 1502. His experience of gaining freedom created a constant surge of others across the Americas who ran away from their captors. These Maroons joined together, forming communities that served as …

Jamaican Maroons descend from Africans who freed themselves from slavery in the Colony of Jamaica and established communities of free black people in the island's mountainous interior, primarily in the eastern parishes.

The first treaty was signed by the colonial militia in 1739, along with the Leeward Maroon leader Cudjoe. Cudjoe felt that an honorable peace with their enemy would secure the best future for his people.

The treaties of 1739 and 1740 marked a pivotal moment in Jamaican history, ending the First Maroon War and establishing a fragile peace between the Maroons and the British colonial government.

Apr 15, 2010 · In hemispheric context, the early Maroon communities of Jamaica -- those formed in the 17 (th) century, during the late Spanish and early British periods -- were hardly unique. But those that made treaties with the British crown in Jamaica in 1739 were destined for special fame (or infamy, depending on the perspective).

On June 23, 1739 Maroon military leader and hero, Captain Quao (The Invisible Hunter) signed the Windward Peace Treaty to end an eight-year war with the British in eastern Jamaica. Quao was Nanny’s successor.