 The First Maroon War (1728 – 1739/40) ended in stalemate, as did a second conflict in 1795–96; however, as a result of these wars many Maroons were expelled to Nova Scotia and, later, Sierra Leone.By the beginning of the 19th century, Jamaica's dependence on slave labour and a plantation economy had resulted in black people outnumbering white people by a ratio of almost 20 to 1.Although the British had outlawed the importation of slaves, some were still smuggled in from Spanish colonies and directly.