The Maroons had several wars against the English. Treaties were signed with the British In 1739 and 1740 after two major Maroon Wars. In the treaty of 1740, the Maroons were given land and rights as free men. In return, they were to stop fighting and capture and return runaways. This treaty resulted in a rift among the Maroons, who did not altogether agree that they should assist the soldiers in keeping fellow Africans enslaved.
The defeat of the British in North America in 1783 saw many of them returning to Britain with their slaves. This allowed the Quakers and other abolitionists including lawyers and some figures of authority, to see and hear firsthand from the slaves of their lives in slavery and to take up the abolition cause.
The defeat of the British in North America in 1783 saw many of them returning to Britain with their slaves. This allowed the Quakers and other abolitionists including lawyers and some figures of authority, to see and hear firsthand from the slaves of their lives in slavery and to take up the abolition cause.