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British Arrive
Captain John Powell landed on Barbados; claimed island for King James I of England -
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Slaves Rapidly Out Number Whites.
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First Slaves Imported
Captain Henry Powell established colony at Holetown, used white indentured servants from England to cultivate tobacco crops; Britain imported black slaves from Africa -
First Parliament
Barbados’s first parliament, the House of Assembly held a meeting -
Official British Control
Barbados now an English crown possession -
First Revolt
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Early Slave Rebellions
Plantation owners learn to deal with slave revolt quickly and harshly. -
Last Revolt For 124 Years
First major slave revolts unsuccessful -
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Slaves Caged In Barbados For 124 Years.
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Haitian Revolution
Ideals of freedom spread accross Caribbean -
Slave Trade Abolished
End of Slave Trade, British Tighten Control Over Slave Trade In Caribbean. -
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A Lifetime Before Change
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Slaves Demand Reforms
Slaves staged revolt -
Slavery Abolished
Slavery abolished by British -
Great Britain Repealed Apprenticeship
The 12-year tenure of labor contracts were the longest in the British Caribbean