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Caribbean Colonial Statistics from the British Empire, 1824–1950 - Volumes
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21 volumes in Caribbean Colonial Statistics from the British Empire, 1824–1950 | Page 4 of 6
St Christopher, 1828-1886
St Christopher, also known as St Kitts, was colonized by both the French and the English, each colonizing different parts of the territory and briefly sharing the island. The French and English were defeated by the Spanish in 1629; but both would return to fight for ownership of the island. St Christopher was ceded to the British in 1783. Read more →
St Lucia, 1828-1938
First settled by Amerindians, St Lucia was settled by French colonizers in 1651; it would then change hands between Britain and France numerous times before being granted to the British by treaty in 1814. After introducing slavery to St Lucia, the French released their slaves in 1794 under Revolutionary law. The French army then joined with the released slaves to form the L'Armée Française des Bois to repel the British. The British re-took the island in 1796 and reintroduced slavery. The slaves were legally freed in 1834; then released from their apprenticeships in 1838. St Lucia attained a representative government in 1924, and then achieved independence in 1979. Read more →
St. Vincent, 1828-1938
First settled by indigenous Amerindians, St Vincent was colonized by the French in the early 18th century, but ceded to the British in the 1783 treaty of Versailles. As with Grenada, St Vincent?s slaves were freed in 1834 without the 4 year apprenticeships experienced elsewhere. In 1862 the former slaves and their descendants rose-up in a labourers? rebellion. St Vincent would be one of the last colonies to gain its independence, achieving independence in 1979. These Blue Books commence 6 years before the end of slavery in St Vincent. Read more →
Tobago, 1824-1892
First settled by Amerindians, then intermittently invaded by the Spanish, Dutch, English and Courlanders. Tobago was taken by Dutch colonizers in 1630s, who were in-turn defeated by Spanish colonizers from Trinidad. The, Latvian, Courlanders' first attempt to take Tobago in 1642 ended in a defeat at the hands of the Amerindians. When 80 families of Courlander settlers arrived in 1654, there were no Amerindians left on Tobago; it has been suggested that various groups of European colonizers may be responsible for their eradication, but there does not appear to be a definitive answer as to how this occurred. Dutch settlers landed later in 1654 and shared the island with the Courlanders until the Swedes overran New Courland. The English and French in-turn each overran Tobago. After the French abandoned Tobago, the Dutch re-gained it and were the dominant force until 1677, the French had re-captured it and were the dominant force by 1762; the British then took ownership of Tobago by treaty in 1763. The Anglo-French treaty didn?t hold and Tobago would continue to be fought over until it was returned to the British in 1814. The slaves on Tobago were legally freed in 1834, before being emancipated from their apprenticeships in 1838. Read more →
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