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==History== | ===History=== | ||
Antigua was first colonized by English settlers in 1632; nearby Barbuda was colonized in 1661 from Antigua. Antigua and Barbuda formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 until 1956, when Antigua and Barbuda became a separate Crown Colony. They were part of the West Indies Federation from 1958 until 1962. They became an Associated State of the United Kingdom in February 1967, and obtained independence in November 1981.< | Antigua was first colonized by English settlers in 1632; nearby Barbuda was colonized in 1661 from Antigua. Antigua and Barbuda formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 until 1956, when Antigua and Barbuda became a separate Crown Colony. They were part of the West Indies Federation from 1958 until 1962. They became an Associated State of the United Kingdom in February 1967, and obtained independence in November 1981.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> | ||
===Timeline=== | |||
==Local Histories== | ==Local Histories== | ||
*Oliver, Vere Langford. ''The History of the Island of Antigua: One of the Leeward Caribbees in the West Indies, from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time''. 3 vols. London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1894-1899. {{ | *Oliver, Vere Langford. ''The History of the Island of Antigua: One of the Leeward Caribbees in the West Indies, from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time''. 3 vols. London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1894-1899. {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|99549|item}}; digital versions at Internet Archive: | ||
**[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando01oliv Volume One] | **[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando01oliv Volume One] | ||
**[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando02oliv Volume Two] | **[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando02oliv Volume Two] | ||
**[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando03oliv Volume Three] | **[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando03oliv Volume Three] | ||
== Websites == | |||
*[http://www.antiguamuseums.net/links-to-resources/ Links to Digital Resources]. Links to bibliographies, almanacs, databases, digitized books, and more. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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History[edit | edit source]
Antigua was first colonized by English settlers in 1632; nearby Barbuda was colonized in 1661 from Antigua. Antigua and Barbuda formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 until 1956, when Antigua and Barbuda became a separate Crown Colony. They were part of the West Indies Federation from 1958 until 1962. They became an Associated State of the United Kingdom in February 1967, and obtained independence in November 1981.Expansion depth limit exceeded
Timeline[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Oliver, Vere Langford. The History of the Island of Antigua: One of the Leeward Caribbees in the West Indies, from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time. 3 vols. London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1894-1899. {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|99549|item}}; digital versions at Internet Archive:
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Links to Digital Resources. Links to bibliographies, almanacs, databases, digitized books, and more.
References[edit | edit source]
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