Editing Barbados (section)

=== 18th and 19th centuries ===

[[File:Bussa statue.png|thumb|upright|left|[[Emancipation Statue (Haggett Hall, Barbados)|Statue of Bussa]], Bridgetown. Bussa led the largest slave rebellion in Barbadian history.]]
The harsh conditions endured by the slaves resulted in several planned slave rebellions, the largest of which was [[Bussa's rebellion]] in 1816 which was rapidly suppressed by the colonial authorities.<ref name="Encylopedia Britannica- Barbados"/> In 1819, another slave revolt broke out on Easter Day. The revolt was put down in blood, with heads being displayed on stakes. Nevertheless, the brutality of the repression shocked even England and strengthened the abolitionist movement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.humanite.fr/noel-1831-la-grande-revolte-des-esclaves-jamaiquains-682318 |title=Noël 1831 La grande révolte des esclaves jamaïquains &#124; L'Humanité |language=fr |publisher=Humanite.fr |date=25 December 2019 |accessdate=6 February 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219221230/https://www.humanite.fr/noel-1831-la-grande-revolte-des-esclaves-jamaiquains-682318 |url-status=live }}</ref> Growing opposition to slavery led to its abolition in the British Empire in 1833.<ref name="Encylopedia Britannica- Barbados"/> The [[plantocracy]] class retained control of political and economic power on the island, with most workers living in relative poverty.<ref name="Encylopedia Britannica- Barbados"/>

The [[Great Hurricane of 1780|1780 hurricane]] killed more than 4,000 people on Barbados.<ref name="pr">{{cite web |author=Orlando Pérez |year=1970 |title=Notes on the Tropical Cyclones of Puerto Rico |publisher=San Juan, Puerto Rico National Weather Service |access-date=12 February 2007 |url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/data_sub/perez_11_20.pdf |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062539/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/data_sub/perez_11_20.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="deadliest">{{cite web |author1=Edward N. Rappaport |author2=Jose Fernandez-Partagas |author3=Jack Beven |year=1997 |title=The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492–1996 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=2 January 2007 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdeadlyapp1.shtml |archive-date=21 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221030653/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdeadlyapp1.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1854, a [[cholera]] epidemic killed more than 20,000 inhabitants.<ref>[http://countrystudies.us/caribbean-islands/83.htm "Barbados"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129092003/http://countrystudies.us/caribbean-islands/83.htm |date=29 January 2012 }}. [[Library of Congress Country Studies]].</ref>