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'''Slavery in Belize''' includes practices of enslavement by British colonists during the period of [[European colonization]]. Products for which slavery was used include [[logwood]], [[mahogany]] and [[sugar]].<ref name="Britannica Belize">{{cite web |title=Belize |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Belize/Early-history |website=Britannica.com |publisher=Brittanica.com |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
'''Slavery in Belize''' includes practices of enslavement by British colonists during the period of [[European colonization]]. Products for which slavery was used include [[logwood]], [[mahogany]] and [[sugar]].<ref name="Britannica Belize">{{cite web |title=Belize |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Belize/Early-history |website=Britannica.com |publisher=Brittanica.com |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>


British settlers, called Baymen, began importing African slaves in the early 18th century.<ref name="Britannica Belize">{{cite web |title=Belize |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Belize/Early-history |website=Britannica.com |publisher=Brittanica.com |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
British settlers, called [[Baymen]], began importing African slaves in the early 18th century.<ref name="Britannica Belize">{{cite web |title=Belize |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Belize/Early-history |website=Britannica.com |publisher=Brittanica.com |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>


There were at least four [[slave revolts]] in Belize.<ref name="Britannica Belize">{{cite web |title=Belize |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Belize/Early-history |website=Britannica.com |publisher=Brittanica.com |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
There were at least four [[slave revolts]] in Belize.<ref name="Britannica Belize">{{cite web |title=Belize |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Belize/Early-history |website=Britannica.com |publisher=Brittanica.com |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>

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Slavery in Belize includes practices of enslavement by British colonists during the period of European colonization. Products for which slavery was used include logwood, mahogany and sugar.[1]

British settlers, called Baymen, began importing African slaves in the early 18th century.[1]

There were at least four slave revolts in Belize.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Belize". Britannica.com. Brittanica.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.