Also known as: Maroon treaties, Treaties with maroons, Peace treaties with maroons
Last updated: April 23, 2026
Maroon treaties were negotiated settlements in which colonial governments recognized the freedom, territory, or resettlement of maroon communities in exchange for peace and some degree of cooperation against future runaways. They were admissions that military repression had failed, but they also tried to turn maroon autonomy into a buffer that served the slave system.
Maroon Treaties
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The Windward Maroon community she led was part of the treaty framework that both secured maroon autonomy and bound them to suppress future runaways — the defining compromise of Jamaican maroon history.
Maroon Treaties
Maroon Treaties
Signed the 1739 Windward treaty; Campbell notes it differed from Cudjoe's Leeward agreement in tone and substance, suggesting distinct bargaining dynamics and a more federated Windward organization.
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