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In 1673, there were nearly 8,000 white colonizers in Jamaica, and over 9,000 Africans kept in slavery. By 1690, that margin increased to 10,000 white colonizers and 30,000 Africans kept enslaved. . See more
The Crown Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was an English colony from 1655, when it was captured by the English Protectorate from the Spanish Empire. Jamaica became a British colony from 1707 and a See more
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In the 18th century, a number of slaves secured their freedom through a variety of means, such as enduring sexual slavery to white plantation … See moreThe first European settlers, the Spanish, were primarily interested in extracting precious metals and did not develop or otherwise transform Jamaica. In 1655 the English occupied the island and began a slow process of creating an agricultural economy based … See more
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In late 1654, English leader Oliver Cromwell launched the Western Design armada against See moreJamaica's sugar boom
In the mid-17th century, sugarcane had been brought into the English West Indies by the See moreMarcus Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, a black activist and Trade Unionist, founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license The Guarded City - 1690 - Jamaica Gleaner
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