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==Spanish Colonization==
==Spanish Colonization==
Christopher Columbus claimed Jamaica for Spain when he landed in 1494. Great Britain invaded Jamaica, conquering in the 1660s.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jamaica," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica, accessed 9 April 2020.</ref>
Christopher Columbus claimed Jamaica for Spain when he landed in 1494. Great Britain invaded Jamaica, conquering in the 1660s.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
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==British Colonization (1660s-present)==
==British Colonization (1660s-present)==
Great Britain gained control of Jamaica in the 1660s. Jamaica became an English colony in 1866, and in 1958 it became a province in the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica gained independence in 1962.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jamaica," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica, accessed 9 April 2020.</ref>
Great Britain gained control of Jamaica in the 1660s. Jamaica became an English colony in 1866, and in 1958 it became a province in the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica gained independence in 1962.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
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Spanish Colonization[edit | edit source]

Christopher Columbus claimed Jamaica for Spain when he landed in 1494. Great Britain invaded Jamaica, conquering in the 1660s.Expansion depth limit exceeded

Record collection Years covered Record type Language Who is in the records

British Colonization (1660s-present)[edit | edit source]

Great Britain gained control of Jamaica in the 1660s. Jamaica became an English colony in 1866, and in 1958 it became a province in the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica gained independence in 1962.Expansion depth limit exceeded

Record collection Years covered Record type Language Who is in the records
Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 at Ancestry ($) - index and images 1813-1834 Slave registers English

References[edit | edit source]