These Obeah-men were extremely intelligent and would use special herbs and medications to perform weird acts. .
An extremely brave and warlike people from Africa rebelled and soon after join forces with the Spanish-freed Maroons. The leader of these freed slaves was called Cudjoe, and along side him was his two brothers, Accompong and Johnny. They began a campaign of murder and robbery known to history as the First Maroon War. The war was on and off and lasted for about 8 years. People say that it really began in the year of 1655 and continued for 84 years. The British realized that they couldn't beat them so easily; therefore they decided to make an agreement with them instead. The treaty stated that in exchange for five main towns (Accompong, Trelawny Town, Moore Town, Scots Hall, Nanny Town) living under their own chief and a British supervisor. They were asked to agree not to keep any new runaway slaves, and instead to help catch them. However, this clause in the treaty caused a split between the Maroons and the rest to the black population, although from time to time runaways from the plantations still found their way in the Maroon settlements.
However, the only Jamaican heroin, Queen Mother Nanny was a great Maroon leader like her brother Cudjoe. She made the Maroons understand that re-capturing enslaved people and giving them to the British was wrong. The Maroons agreed with Queen Mother Nanny and decided not to help the British. They began to resist against the British even stronger with Nanny's leadership. She also helped developed many plans with the Maroons to free enslaved people. By doing so for over 50 years, 800 enslaved people became free and also helped many people remain free and healthy. The government of Jamaica declared Queen Nanny a National Heroine in 1976. Her portrait graces the $500 Jamaican dollar bill, which is connotatively referred to as a "Nanny".
