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Colony of Jamaica
English/British colony in The Caribbean from 1655 to 1962 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[3] 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Colony under parliamentary republic (1655–1660) Colony under constitutional monarchy (1660–1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head of State | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1655–1658 | Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1952–1962 | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1655 | William Penn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1957–1962 | Kenneth Blackburne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1953–1955 | Alexander Bustamante | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1955–1962 | Norman Manley | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legislative Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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] | 1,249,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1956[2] | 1,577,410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ISO 3166 code | JM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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