# Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica (1865)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1865-morant-bay-rebellion-in-jamaica
Categories: battle, main-event

An uprising over poverty, land and political exclusion was brutally suppressed by colonial authorities. Within the broader Victorian Britain period, industrial society, mass politics, public-health reform, global empire and the Irish question dominated public life. This event is placed at 1865 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The controversy divided British opinion over imperial governance and racial injustice.

## Why it matters
The controversy divided British opinion over imperial governance and racial injustice.

Ruler at the time: [Victoria](https://english-history.com/rulers/victoria)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Morant+Bay+rebellion+in+Jamaica&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Morant+Bay+rebellion+in+Jamaica)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281800%E2%80%931899%29)
- [The National Archives — Victorian resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)