What caused the Confederation Riots in 1876? L.O. I can use evidence to research the causes of the Confederation Riots I can prioritise the causes. Byde Mill, Barbados – remembered as the site of the outbreaks of the riots.

This proposal is said to be the trigger for riots in Barbados. In 1876 the British Government proposed a policy to link Barbados with some of the neighbouring islands – Barbados and the Windward Islands were to be confederated (linked) This proposal is said to be the trigger for riots in Barbados. However, it is likely that this is not the only cause. http://glastonburygalleries.com/shop5184_cat463_barbados_leeward_and_windward_islands_west_indies.htm

Your task: In groups you will be given a document relating to the Confederation riots. Read the document carefully and try to work out what the document tells you about the causes of the riots. Prepare a short presentation to teach the others in the class about your document.

As you watch the presentations, make a note of the different causes described.

So, what were the causes....? Confederation Pay Working conditions Living conditions Legacy of slavery Which cause do you think was the most important?

Complete the second part of the living graph to show how free plantation workers were by 1876.

How ‘free’ were plantation workers in Barbados by 1876? Although Afro-Caribbean workers had gained their freedom from Apprenticeship in 1838, nearly 40 years later they were still suffering from the legacy of slavery. How ‘free’ do you think plantation workers were by 1876?