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Slave Revolts Events

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Slave Schooner Mutiny slave_revolt.1

Slaves on one of our nation's mercantile ships have risen up, seized control of the ship, and sailed to nearby …, where slavery is illegal.

"It is not up to foreign courts to decide the status of these people who sailed under the flag of our nation. Never can this right justly belong to another country, no matter the cause!"

Issue a strong protest. Protested Slave Ship Loss: +2 Interest Group Approval

It's out of our hands now. Did Not Protest Slave Ship Loss: +2 Interest Group Approval

Escaping Fugitives slave_revolt.2

A significant group of slaves have risen up and made for the borders of …, where slavery is illegal.

"It is the duty of this government to seize and arrest fugitives and remove them to the territory from which they fled. Now go out there, and do your duty!"

We shall fund the capture of all fugitives. Government Slave-Catchers: -10% …Bureaucracy, +10% Slave Revolt Movement Pop Attraction Government Pays For Slave-Catchers: +2 Interest Group Approval

We will pay for nothing. Government Let Fugitives Go: +2 Interest Group Approval

The … Insurrection slave_revolt.3

Slaves have risen up in …. They are not a significant force yet, and there are multiple ways to approach them.

"We want freedom! We want retribution! Does that really surprise you? Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves."

Negotiate with the revolt's leaders to defuse this. Soft Approach to Revolters: -2 Interest Group Approval Negotiated with Insurrectionists: -10% Political Movement Activism

We do not negotiate with insurrectionists. Tough Approach to Revolters: +1 Interest Group Approval Zero Tolerance Approach: +15% Political Movement Activism

On Home Soil slave_revolt.4

A group of escaped … from our colony of … have successfully reached the … mainland after stowing away on a trade vessel. By law, all enslaved people who touch … soil are made free.

… sat on the edge of the dock, swinging … feet over the surface of the water. The sunset tinted the water red. Fitting, given today's news. … had seen it in the paper, plastered on walls, on the lips of the passers-by. A voice sounded from behind …. … recognized it—…, another clerk at the courthouse. "What are you thinking about?" "In …, they recoil at the idea of people in chains. But they do not spare a thought for those beyond that horizon. One day, … will punish us all."

They are entitled to all rights of free men. Refused Deportation: -2 Interest Group Approval

Free or not, they must return to …. One Way Out: +25% Slave Revolt Movement Pop Attraction Doomed Former Slaves: -4 Interest Group Approval Back to the Colonies: +2 Interest Group Approval One Way Out: +15% Political Movement Activism

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