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==Background== | |||
*French settlement and colonization began in 1649 and continued for the next century. In 1649, a French expedition of 203 men from Martinique founded a permanent settlement on Grenada. The economy was initially based on sugar cane and indigo, worked by African slaves.[ | *French settlement and colonization began in 1649 and continued for the next century. In 1649, a French expedition of 203 men from Martinique founded a permanent settlement on Grenada. The economy was initially based on sugar cane and indigo, worked by African slaves.[ | ||
*On 10 February 1763, Grenada was ceded to the British under the Treaty of Paris. British rule continued until 1974 (except for a period of French rule between 1779 and 1783). | *On 10 February 1763, Grenada was ceded to the British under the Treaty of Paris. British rule continued until 1974 (except for a period of French rule between 1779 and 1783). | ||
*As Grenada's economy grew, more and more African slaves were forcibly transported to the island. Britain eventually outlawed the slave trade within the British Empire in 1807, and slavery was completely outlawed in 1833, leading to the emancipation of all enslaved by 1838.[20][29] In an effort to ameliorate the subsequent labour shortage, migrants from India were brought to Grenada in 1857. | *As Grenada's economy grew, more and more African slaves were forcibly transported to the island. Britain eventually outlawed the slave trade within the British Empire in 1807, and slavery was completely outlawed in 1833, leading to the emancipation of all enslaved by 1838.[20][29] In an effort to ameliorate the subsequent labour shortage, migrants from India were brought to Grenada in 1857. | ||
*A majority of Grenadians (82%) are descendants of the enslaved Africans. A small percentage of descendants of '''indentured workers from India were brought to Grenada between 1857 and 1885, predominantly from the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh'''. Today, Grenadians of Indian descent constitute 2.2% of the population. There is also a small community of '''French and English descendants'''. The rest of the population is of mixed descent (13%).<ref name="grenada">"Grenada", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada#European_arrival, accessed 6 May 2021.</ref> | *A majority of Grenadians (82%) are descendants of the enslaved Africans. A small percentage of descendants of '''indentured workers from India were brought to Grenada between 1857 and 1885, predominantly from the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh'''. Today, Grenadians of Indian descent constitute 2.2% of the population. There is also a small community of '''French and English descendants'''. The rest of the population is of mixed descent (13%).<ref name="grenada">"Grenada", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada#European_arrival, accessed 6 May 2021.</ref> | ||
===Scots=== | ===Scots=== | ||
"Grenada, known for intensive sugar and cotton production, was the most attractive of the [Caribbean] islands to investors, and it is estimated that the number of Europeans there rose from 1,225 in 1763 to 1,661 in 1773. The majority were British, but '''Highland and Lowland Scots represented twenty-one per cent of all landowners''' (fifty-seven per cent of British ones) by 1772, and '''possessed roughly forty per cent of all land planted in sugar and coffee'''." <ref>"Grenada Heritage: From the Caribbean back to Scotland", Grenada Family Records Centre, https://grenadanationalarchives.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/grenada-heritage-from-the-caribbean-back-to-scotland/, accessed 6 May 2021.</ref> | "Grenada, known for intensive sugar and cotton production, was the most attractive of the [Caribbean] islands to investors, and it is estimated that the number of Europeans there rose from 1,225 in 1763 to 1,661 in 1773. The majority were British, but '''Highland and Lowland Scots represented twenty-one per cent of all landowners''' (fifty-seven per cent of British ones) by 1772, and '''possessed roughly forty per cent of all land planted in sugar and coffee'''." <ref>"Grenada Heritage: From the Caribbean back to Scotland", Grenada Family Records Centre, https://grenadanationalarchives.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/grenada-heritage-from-the-caribbean-back-to-scotland/, accessed 6 May 2021.</ref> | ||