Colony of Jamaica
The Crown Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was a British colony from 1655, when it was captured by the English Protectorate from the Spanish Empire. Jamaica became a British colony from 1707 and a Crown colony in 1866. The Colony was primarily used for sugarcane production, and experienced many slave rebellions over the course of British rule. Jamaica was granted independence in 1962.
Crown Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1655–1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto: Indus Uterque Serviet Uni "The two Indies will serve as one" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthem: God Save the Queen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Colony of England (1655–1707) Colony of Great Britain (1707–1801) Colony of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) Colony of the United Kingdom (1922–1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Spanish Town (1655–1872) Port Royal (de facto, 1655–1692) Kingston (1872–1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | English, Jamaican Patois, Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Bedwardism, Rastafari, Traditional African religion, Afro-American religion | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Vicegerency under a parliamentary republic (1655–1660) Viceroyalty under a constitutional monarchy (1660–1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head of State | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1655–1658 | Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1952–1962 | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1655 | William Penn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1957–1962 | Sir Kenneth Blackburne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1953–1955 | Alexander Bustamante | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1955–1962 | Norman Manley | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• Upper house | Legislative Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 May 1655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• Attachment of Bay Islands British Honduras Cayman Islands Turks and Caicos | 15 June 1852 1749 18 July 1670 4 April 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• Detachment of Bay Islands British Honduras Cayman Islands Turks and Caicos | 14 July 1860 2 October 1884 4 July 1959 4 July 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 August 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1943 | 1,249,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1956 | 1,577,410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency |
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| ISO 3166 code | JM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| History of Jamaica |
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| Pre-Columbian Jamaica |
| Taíno people |
| Spanish Jamaica |
| Spanish settlement |
| English Jamaica |
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Invasion of Jamaica 1692 Jamaica earthquake First Maroon War Tacky's War Second Maroon War Baptist War Morant Bay rebellion Rastafari movement |
| Independent Jamaica |
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Independence of Jamaica Jamaican political conflict |
| Jamaica portal |
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