major events in jamaican

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1494 - Christop her Columbus discover ed the island. 1509 - The Spaniard s occupied the country and remained in possessi on for 146 years. 1655 - The English captured the island from the Spaniard s and colonize d the territor y. 1838 - Slaves were emancipa ted and the economy foundere d due to the crisis on the plantati ons. 1865 - The Morant Bay Rebellio n broke out after prolonge d disputes between the planters and the settlers . 1866 - Crown Colony Government replaced the old system of representa tive government . 1870 - An export trade in bananas replaced the predomina nce of sugar and restored the island’s economy. 1958- Jamaica joined the federati on of the West Indies, which was an associat ion of 10 British Island territor ies in which Jamaica and Trinidad were the largest. 1959 - The country was granted full internal self- governme nt. 1961 - Jamaica voted in a Referend um to secede from the Federati on of the West Indies and to achieve Independ ence. 1962 - The Federation was dissolved and Jamaica became independen t on August 6th. Major Events in Jamaican History

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Major Events in Jamaican History