Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A major reason for the decline was the British Parliament's 1807 abolition of the slave trade, under which the transportation of slaves to Jamaica after 1 March 1808 was forbidden. The abolition of the slave trade was followed by the abolition of slavery in 1834 and full emancipation of slaves within four years.
Organized crime events in Jamaica (1 C, 2 P) P. ... Pages in category "Historical events in Jamaica" This category contains only the following page.
After 146 years of Spanish rule, a large group of British sailors and soldiers landed in the Kingston Harbour on 10 May 1655, during the Anglo-Spanish War. [4] The English, who had set their sights on Jamaica after a disastrous defeat in an earlier attempt to take the island of Hispaniola, marched toward Villa de la Vega, the administrative center of the island.
Colony of Jamaica; British government offers peace treaties. Cudjoe agrees to stop attacks, not take part in new escapees and help captured slaves; British give Leeward Maroons their freedom, own land, the right to hunt wild pigs and have their own government; Tacky's Revolt (1760–1761) Coromantee rebels: Great Britain. Colony of Jamaica ...
Current events; Random article; ... Other events of 2025; Timeline of Jamaican history; Events in the year 2025 in Jamaica. Incumbents
Slavery in Jamaica was abolished on 1 August 1834 with the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act.The act also stipulated that all formerly enslaved persons in Jamaica over the age of six would work as apprentices for a period of four to six years for their former enslavers, though British abolitionists protested against the apprenticeship system and it was fully abolished by 1 August 1838.
There are several types of timeline articles. Historical timelines show the significant historical events and developments for a specific topic, over the course of centuries or millennia. Graphical timelines provide a visual representation for the timespan of multiple events that have a particular duration, over the course of centuries or ...
Other events of 2024; Timeline of Jamaican history; Events in the year 2024 in Jamaica ... Canada deploys 70 members of its armed forces to Jamaica to train ...