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==History== | ==History== | ||
Montserrat | Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory and is nicknamed The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean | ||
both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. | |||
Montserrat was colonized by Britain in 1632 who brought Irish settlers to the island. Montserrat formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 until l956, when it became a separate colony following the dissolution of the Federation. | |||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montserrat] | |||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
1632 - A number of Irishmen settled in Montserrat<br> | |||
1782 - France captured Montserrat in their war of support of the Americans<br> | |||
1783 - The French, agreed to return the island to Great Britain under the Treaty of Paris<br> | |||
1871 - 1958, Montserrat was administered as part of the federal crown colony of the British Leeward Islands, becoming a province of the short-lived West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962<br> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Montserrat]] | [[Category:Montserrat]] | ||
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History[edit | edit source]
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory and is nicknamed The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants.
Montserrat was colonized by Britain in 1632 who brought Irish settlers to the island. Montserrat formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 until l956, when it became a separate colony following the dissolution of the Federation.
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Timeline[edit | edit source]
1632 - A number of Irishmen settled in Montserrat
1782 - France captured Montserrat in their war of support of the Americans
1783 - The French, agreed to return the island to Great Britain under the Treaty of Paris
1871 - 1958, Montserrat was administered as part of the federal crown colony of the British Leeward Islands, becoming a province of the short-lived West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962