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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.< | 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> | ||
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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.< | 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> | ||
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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.[1]
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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.[2]
| 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]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jamaica," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica, accessed 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jamaica," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica, accessed 9 April 2020.