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Antigua and Barbuda Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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*The English maintained control of the islands, repulsing an attempted French attack in 1666. | *The English maintained control of the islands, repulsing an attempted French attack in 1666. | ||
*The brutal conditions endured by the slaves led to revolts in 1701 and 1729 and a planned revolt in 1736, discovered before it began. Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1833, affecting the economy. This was exacerbated by natural disasters such as the 1843 earthquake and the 1847 hurricane. | *The brutal conditions endured by the slaves led to revolts in 1701 and 1729 and a planned revolt in 1736, discovered before it began. Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1833, affecting the economy. This was exacerbated by natural disasters such as the 1843 earthquake and the 1847 hurricane. | ||
*Antigua has a population of 96,286, mostly made up of people of '''West African, British, and Madeiran descent'''. The ethnic distribution consists of 91% Black & Mulatto, 4.4% mixed race, 1.7% White, and 2.9% other (primarily East Indian and other Asian). Most Whites are of British descent. | |||
*'''Christian Levantine Arabs''', and a small number of '''Asians and Sephardic Jews''' make up the remainder of the population. | |||
==Emigration From Antigua and Barbuda== | ==Emigration From Antigua and Barbuda== | ||