ABSTRACT
For both the Maroons and Creeks, their decision to sign peace treaties ultimately led to further warfare in the form of the Second Maroon War and the Creek War of 1813. Their allegiance allowed Jamaica and the United States to grow economically, to unite divided societies and to advance the system of slavery. This enabled both countries to transform from under-developed territories to formidable powers in the region. The colonial government then used their lack of surrender as a pretext for deporting the Trelawny Maroons. The Trelawnys were invited to a friendship feast with representatives of the government where the Maroons were thrown into chains, boarded on ships and sent from the island. Whilst Creeks also hunted slaves in return for financial reward, few Creeks, in this period, had been enslaved and, therefore, they were less expected to have an affinity with enslaved people.
