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History of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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632: 662: 359: 30: 980: 598: 900: 850: 892: 38: 345:. There were twice the number of slaves to Europeans on St. Kitts by the end of the 17th century. In 1675, the population on Nevis was about 8,000, half black. By 1780, the Nevis population had grown to 10,000, 90% black. The slaves had very harsh living and working conditions, only lasting eight to twelve years in the fields, and by the 18th century, two-fifths died within a year of arrival. About 22% died on the 3433: 495:, French Governor de Salnave sent troops to plunder the English side, with Irish assistance, while Count de Blanc's fleet arrived in Basseterre with 1,200 troops. The French sieged English Governor Thomas Hill's troops at Fort Charles, forcing their surrender on 15 August 1689. The English were once again sent to Nevis while the Irish took over their plantations. On 24 June 1690, Leeward Islands Governor Sir 542: 3443: 1064:, took two seats, beating the NRP's one. The stalemate on St. Kitts proved unresolvable when the CCM in Nevis refused to form a coalition with PAM. Rioting soon followed on the islands, which was finally resolved in a special set of elections held in 1995, in which the Labour Party overwhelmingly defeated the PAM party, winning seven seats compared to PAM's one. Dr. 294: 314:. All settlements were destroyed, nine hostages taken back to Spain, and 600 men taken to work the mines in Spanish America. Four ships were supposed to carry the rest back to England, but they returned to the islands soon after the Spanish departed. This was the only Spanish attempt to keep the English and French out of the Leeward Islands. 936:
Sugar production continued to dominate the lives of the islanders. The dominance by estate owners of the island's only and extremely limited natural resource, the land, and the single-minded application of that resource to one industry precluded the development of a stable peasant class. Instead, the
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The 1835 hurricane, followed by the drought of 1836–1838 and the fire of 1837, devastated Nevis. Sugar prices continued their decline due to production in other parts of the world where costs were cheaper, so that by 1842, Nevis saw a decline in its population as workers fled the island, if unwilling
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In 1806, the Leeward Islands Caribee government was split into two groups, with Antigua, Barbuda, Redonda and Montserrat in one group, and St Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands in the other. The islands in the new grouping however, were able to keep their great degrees of autonomy.
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took over command as the French counter-attacked, forcing the English to retreat. On 22 April, during the Battle of Sandy Point, 1,400 English troops under the command of Governor Watts, which included 260 of Colonel Morgan's buccaneers, failed to stop 350 French. Governor Watts was killed, and the
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The African slave trade was terminated within the British Empire in 1807, and slavery outlawed in 1834. A four-year "apprenticeship" period followed for each slave, in which they worked for their former owners for wages. On Nevis 8,815 slaves were freed in this way, while St. Kitts had 19,780 freed.
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As the European population on Saint Kitts continued to increase, Chief Tegremond grew hostile to the foreigners in 1626, and plotted their elimination with the help of other Island Caribs. However, a native woman named Barbe informed Warner and d'Esnambuc of the plot and they decided to take action.
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Economic improvement for St. Kitts followed, with the PAM party shifting focus from the sugar industry to tourism. However, much of the island's poorest people, mainly the sugar workers, were neglected. Opposition to PAM began to build from this, as well as on accusations of corruption. In the 1993
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In 1983, the federation was granted independence from Britain, with a constitution that granted Nevis a large degree of autonomy as well as the guaranteed right of secession. To take advantage of this landmark, early elections were called in 1984, in which the NRP captured all three seats on Nevis,
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the Attorney General, and next in seniority of the St. Kitts Labour Party. The Political organization eventually fell into a crisis of leadership, but Lee Moore was selected. Regardless, many Labour Supporters had their suspicions about Southwell's death, and many chose to vote "PAM" the following
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and Sir Timothy Thornhill, operating from Nevis, landed an English force of 3,000 men on St. Kitts. Operating from Timothy's Beach and Frigate Bay, they march into Basseterre and then sieged the French at Fort Charles. The French surrendered on 16 July and were deported to Santo Domingo. The French
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Opposition to Bradshaw's rule began to build, especially by the families and supporters of former estate owners, who founded the People's Action Movement party in 1964, after frustration over a failed demonstration against a raise in electricity rates. Opposition was especially great in Nevis, who
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In 1690, a massive earthquake and tsunami destroyed the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Nevis. So much damage was done to it that the city was completely abandoned. It is reputed that the whole city sank into the sea, but since then, the land has moved over at least 100 yards (91 m) to
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John Huggins built the first Caribbean resort hotel in 1778. The Bath Hotel was constructed over the site of one of the island's famous hot springs, Bath Spring. The island thus became the first place in the Americas to officially practice tourism. Nevis's popularity as a destination grew, and it
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By 1720, the population of St. Kitts exceeded that of Nevis for the first time. In 1724, the population of Saint Kitts consisted of 4000 whites and 11,500 blacks, while Nevis had 1,100 whites and 4,400 blacks. By 1774, the population on St. Kitts was 1,900 white and 23,462 black, while Nevis had
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itselfβ€”the production of a nonstaple and essentially nonnutritive commodity for a widely fluctuating world marketβ€”only served to deepen this hostility and to motivate Kittitian labourers to seek greater control over their working lives and their political situation. The collapse of sugar prices
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in 1727, and St Kitts quickly took off as a leader in sugar production in the Caribbean. Whilst conditions on St Kitts improved, Nevis was seeing a decline. The years of monocrop cultivation, as well as heavy amounts of soil erosion due to the high slope grade on the island, caused its sugar
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on St. Kitts in 1643, and on Nevis in 1648. Windmills were built to crush the canes and extract the juice. The planters grew prosperous and even rich, where Nevis became the richest British colony in the western hemisphere by 1652. By 1776, St. Kitts was the richest British colony
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felt that their island was being neglected and unfairly deprived of revenue, investment and services by its larger neighbour. Bradshaw mainly ignored Nevis' complaints, but Nevisian disenchantment with the Labour Party proved a key factor in the party's eventual fall from power.
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In 1628, Warner allowed Anthony Hilton to settle Nevis, along with 80 others from St. Kitts. Hilton had recently escaped murder by his indentured servant, and decided to sell his St. Kitts' plantation. Hilton's 80 were joined by 100 other settlers, originally bound for Barbuda.
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then looting and burning Charlestown. Once again, 3,400 slaves were taken, though several more escaped to Maroon Hill and formed a slave army, which effectively resisted a French attack. Before departing Nevis, the French left Nevis in ruins, including its sugar works. The
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and a crew of 40. He had escaped a three-hour battle with a 35-gun Spanish warship near the Cayman Islands. In 1627, Warner and d'Esnambuc split the island in four quarters, with the English controlling the middle half and the French the end quarters.
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of 1871 meant the end of elected Assemblies, but were instead appointed. In 1883, the governments of St Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla were combined into the St. Kitts Assembly. Of the ten seats in the Assembly, Nevis had two while Anguilla had one.
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Entitled "Natives of the Caribee Islands, feasting on human flesh", this engraving shows the European myth of cannibalism of Kalinagos, represented here with devils'horns. Frontispiece of British cartographer John Hamilton Moore's book
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and the PAM party capturing six seats on St. Kitts, compared to the Labour Party's two, despite overall the Labour Party winning the nationwide popular vote. The new coalition government now had a strong 9 to 2 mandate in parliament.
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meant the government became the largest landowner on Nevis as estates were abandoned or were requisitioned for failure to pay taxes. From 1900 to 1929, the population on St. Kitts declined by 43%, while on Nevis it declined by 9%.
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During Bradshaw's long tenure, his government slowly moved into a statist approach to economic development in 1972. All sugar lands were bought by the government, as well as the nationalization of the sugar factory in 1976.
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In 2005, St. Kitts saw the closure of its sugar industry by the Douglas administration, after 365 years in the monoculture. This was explained as due to the industry's huge losses, as well as to market threats by the
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During the Battle of the Fig Tree in 1635, the French forcefully removed English settlers who had encroached into the French portion of St. Kitts. The French used 250 armed slaves in the conflict.
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in 1912. The London Electric Theatre opened on St. Kitts in 1917. A telephone system was built on St. Kitts in 1896 and included Nevis by 1913. Nevis' first automobile arrived in 1912, a
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Taking advantage of the Labour Party's confusion, the PAM party was very successful in the 1980 elections, winning three seats on St. Kitts, compared to the Labour Party's four. The
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By 1776, Saint Kitts had become the richest British colony in the Caribbean, per capita. Attacks by the French occurred at the end of the throughout the 18th century, including the
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The Europeans acted by getting the Indians intoxicated at a party before returning to their village, where 120 were killed in their sleep. The following day, at a site now called
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brought on by the Great Depression precipitated the birth of the organized labour movement in St. Kitts and Nevis. The Workers League, organized by Thomas Manchester of
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the west. That means that anything left of Jamestown would now be underground, near where Fort Ashby was built in 1701. The capital was moved south to the town of
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Gerard Lafleur; Lucien Abenon (2003). "The Protestants and the Colonization of the French West Indies". In Van Ruymbeke, Bertrand; Sparks, Randy J. (eds.).
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in 1664. Warner arrived on St. Kitts on 7 February 1624 (N.S., "28 January 1623" or 1623/4 O.S.; with 15 settlers and came to terms with the Carib Chief
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severely damaged the islands, leaving nearly $ 500 million of damage to property. Georges was the worst hurricane to hit the region in the 20th century.
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was elected as the fourth and current prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis after his St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) won snap general election.
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before he proceeded to St. Kitts. There the French pillaged the English quarter after landing on Frigate Bay, carrying off 600–700 slaves. Then on
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arrived in 1624, and included Warner's friend Colonel John Jaeffreson, who built Wingfield Manor. This Jaeffreson may have been an ancestor of
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meant the recognition of English colonies in the Caribbean by Spain in return for the curtailment of pirate attacks. England established the
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followed and had expanded north of St. Kitts by the time of the Spanish conquest. Peak native populations occurred between 500 and 600 AD.
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in Nevis' increasingly less fertile soil. St. Kitts' soil was not so depleted. Then several earthquakes struck in 1843, followed by a
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In 1872, St. Kitts was connected to the international telegraph system. However, the connection did not extend to Nevis until 1925.
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in 1626, and 40 slaves were purchased from Senegal. By 1635, the number of slaves on St. Kitts had grown to 500–600, and by 1665 the
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were widely recognized as being separate entities with distinct identities until they were forcibly united in the late 19th century.
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used in Britain prior to 1752, the new year began on March 25; under the system, "March 25, 1624" was the day after "March 24, 1623"
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in 1762. He continued his abolitionist activities and concern for the welfare of slaves until he left the island in 1781.
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did further damage to Nevis. It would be 80 years before sugar production on Nevis reached the level achieved in 1704. The
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to restore order. By 1900 there were 61 estates on Nevis utilizing the sharecropping system, while St. Kitts only had 2.
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production put wage pressures on the islands, which resulted in the Portuguese Riots of 1896. It took marines from
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In June 2020, Team Unity coalition of the incumbent government, led by Prime Minister Timothy Harris, won general
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In the same year Anguilla had a major secession movement supported by St. Kitts' political opposition party, The
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Battle of Saint Kitts, 1782, as described by an observer in a French engraving titled "Attaque de Brimstomhill".
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Upon gaining control of the whole island in 1713, the British soon moved the island's capital to the town of
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system produced a large class of wage labourers generally resentful of foreign influence. The nature of the
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had used cannon on Brimstone Hill in their 1689 siege, and in 1690 the British began construction on
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left 27 dead on Nevis and 2 on St. Kitts. The Nevis hospital was destroyed and 8,000 left homeless.
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visited Nevis and exchanged fire with the Pelican Point Fort, following the Royalist defeat in the
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were common amongst the islands, fewer than half survived their servitude, and field work required
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was a separate state. Robert Bradshaw was the Minister of Finance for the short-lived country.
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In 1951, the islands were granted the right to vote, with the first election held in 1952.
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The St. Kitts Sugar Producers Association built a central factory for sugar refining and a
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in 1642, where he resided until his death in 1650. He was succeeded by Governor de Sales.
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Church on the island. Membership grew to 1,800 on Nevis and 1,400 on St. Kitts by 1789.
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stopped at Nevis for five days on his way to founding the first successful settlement in
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was signed in 1713, in which the French ceded their portion of St Kitts to the British.
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elections, both PAM and Labour took four seats each, whilst on Nevis, a new party, the
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in Nevis as a consequence. Those found guilty of piracy were hanged at Gallows Bay.
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in the archipelago. Despite being only two miles apart and quite diminutive in size,
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have one of the longest written histories in the Caribbean, both islands being among
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The islands remained in the Leeward Islands Federation until they joined the failed
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The first natives to live on the islands, as early as 3,000 years ago, were called
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paid his first of three visits to Nevis and St. Kitts in 1788, establishing the
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waited, the French were ambushed by 400 English troops and de Sales was killed.
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wiped out their tobacco and vegetable crop, yet the colony survived and grew.
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in 1782. The consolidation of British rule was recognized finally under the
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in 1697 restored the status quo. An interesting side note is that Capt.
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bought Russell's Rest Plantation following the defeat of France in the
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The first Europeans to see and name the islands were the Spanish under
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continued to be in the favour of the British upper classes, including
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mentions visiting Saint Christophers Island in 1585 during Christmas.
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to colonize the Leeward Islands, but with overall authority through
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was established on St. Kitts in 1777, and numbered 2,500 by 1790.
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List of colonial governors and administrators of Saint Christopher
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in 1853–54, killing more than 800 on Nevis and 3920 on St. Kitts.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis were to face more devastation during the
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was established on Nevis, welcoming slaves and masters alike.
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forced Nevis and St. Kitts to pay ransoms of 4,000 and 18,000
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Fadrique de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Villanueva de Valdueza
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in 1932, tapped the popular frustration that fueled the
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on Nevis before stopping at St. Kitts. In 1607, Captain
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The next European encounter occurred in June 1603, when
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by defeating St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP).
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became Lieutenant General of the Isles of America and
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Saint Kitts and Nevis suffered heavily from a Spanish
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The 1088:2015 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election 952:St. Kitts and Nevis Trades and Labour Union 461:set out from Basseterre in April 1667 with 3480: 3466: 3458: 3293: 3205: 2979: 2964: 2950: 2942: 2451: 2123: 1798: 1691: 1637: 1623: 1615: 1567:"St. Kitts Nevis new PM sworn into office" 1377: 1375: 1373: 1371: 1369: 1367: 1365: 1363: 1361: 1359: 1357: 1355: 1353: 1351: 1349: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1341: 1287: 1285: 1283: 1281: 1279: 1277: 1275: 1273: 1271: 1269: 1267: 1265: 1263: 1261: 1259: 1257: 1255: 1253: 1251: 1249: 1247: 1245: 1145:French settlement in Saint Kitts and Nevis 760:The grouping then split entirely in 1816. 418:gathered 800 troops and 150–200 slaves at 161:French settlement in Saint Kitts and Nevis 1339: 1337: 1335: 1333: 1331: 1329: 1327: 1325: 1323: 1321: 1243: 1241: 1239: 1237: 1235: 1233: 1231: 1229: 1227: 1225: 1023:. He was succeeded by his former deputy, 965:Electricity first came to Nevis in 1954. 675:Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 465:aboard. The French ship encountered HMS 392:. De Poincy started construction of his 250:The 1629 English colonization was led by 214:, arrived on St. Kitts aboard his 14-gun 2436:Legitimacy of territorial establishment 1180:List of governors of the Leeward Islands 954:in 1940 and under the new leadership of 828:Federation of the Leeward Islands Colony 354:Hospitaller colonization of the Americas 68:Pre-Columbian Period (2900 BC – 1493 AD) 36: 28: 1221: 618:United States Secretary of the Treasury 3421:Historical flags of the British Empire 3405:Claimed in 1908; territory formed 1985 835:Saint Kitts and Nevis (1883 – present) 573:1706, the French under the command of 372:With the death of d'Esnambuc in 1635, 1536:Caribbean Elections, 17 February 2015 610:production to continuously decrease. 519:assisted Codrington during this war. 7: 3754:English colonization of the Americas 1195:Spanish colonization of the Americas 1135:British colonization of the Americas 752:respectively. This was followed by 669:, d. 1830, Slave/ Plantation Owner, 3759:French colonization of the Americas 3232:Saint Andrew and Providence Islands 2075:. British Cameroons is now part of 1546:Reporter, WIC News (June 6, 2020). 1140:French colonization of the Americas 742:Γ‰douard Thomas Burgues de Missiessy 720:engaged the French commerce raider 601:A cannon at Brimstone Hill Fortress 374:Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy 324:was tobacco, along with ginger and 111:) and Nevis San Martin (sighted on 18:British Saint Christopher and Nevis 2091:unilaterally declared independence 1786:1708–1757, 1763–1782 and 1798–1802 1565:Salmon, Santana (August 8, 2022). 1160:History of the British West Indies 422:. As the French advanced towards 107:. He named Saint Kitts San Jorge ( 25: 3298:Antarctica and the South Atlantic 3277:Occupied by Argentina during the 1190:Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis 921:, but declined in 1922 after the 785:existed on Nevis since 1684. The 531:Saint Kitts and Nevis (1700–1883) 151:Saint Kitts and Nevis (1623–1700) 3749:History of Saint Kitts and Nevis 3603:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3441: 3432: 3431: 2844:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 974:Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 960:St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party 841:Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 594:1,000 whites and 10,000 blacks. 1300:. Macmillan Caribbean. p.  1032:year in the General Elections. 987:In 1967, the islands became an 903:St. Kitts 'Sugar Train' in 1912 733:, bringing the captured French 432:Claude de Roux de Saint-Laurent 185:James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle 95:The First Europeans (1493–1623) 3340:Australian Antarctic Territory 2196:since 1965 (before as part of 2193:British Indian Ocean Territory 2079:, while Tanganyika is part of 1710:since 1960 (before as part of 1450:The William and Mary Quarterly 428:English Governor William Watts 1: 1408:Old Style and New Style dates 781:by the English, yet a Jewish 551:War of the Spanish Succession 435:English spiked their guns at 270:(1672). The French colonised 225:Compagnie de Saint-Christophe 171:In 1620, Ralph Merifield and 3728:United States Virgin Islands 1651:British Overseas Territories 1100:Concerned Citizens' Movement 972:from 1958 to 1962, in which 740:In 1804, the French Admiral 644:Saint John Capisterre Parish 626:United States Virgin Islands 3367:British Antarctic Territory 3077:Western Pacific Territories 1062:Concerned Citizens Movement 914:visited St. Kitts in 1916. 640:James Ramsay (abolitionist) 575:Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville 210:In 1625, a French captain, 197:Hurricane of September 1623 3775: 3105:Gilbert and Ellice Islands 2522:British Arctic Territories 1502:"The Economy of St. Kitts" 1039:, under the leadership of 882:railway for transportation 875:1899 San Ciriaco hurricane 838: 812:to stay and make a living 577:attacked Nevis, capturing 534: 463:Joseph-Antoine de La Barre 351: 164: 154: 147:stopped at Nevis in 1608. 3703:Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3416: 3385: 3345:Commonwealth of Australia 3303: 3292: 3263: 3215: 3204: 3170: 2977: 2941: 2747:Newfoundland and Labrador 2461: 2450: 2428:League of Nations mandate 2409: 2133: 2122: 2103:Lancaster House Agreement 2073:League of Nations mandate 2062: 1808: 1797: 1701: 1690: 1657: 1532:23 September 2015 at the 1384:Swords, Ships & Sugar 1382:Hubbard, Vincent (2002). 1292:Hubbard, Vincent (2002). 1019:In 1978 Bradshaw died of 956:Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw 642:was ordained a priest at 493:War of the Grand Alliance 477:restored the status quo. 239:, with a ravine known as 229:French West India Company 41:French map of Nevis, 1764 3723:Turks and Caicos Islands 3489:History of North America 2875:Turks and Caicos Islands 2182:(protectorate) 1907–1949 1754:(integrated into the UK) 1165:History of the Caribbean 1150:History of North America 1094:and his recently formed 996:People's Action Movement 567:Louis-Henri de Chavagnac 453:15 August 1666 hurricane 401:Prince Rupert's squadron 231:replaced the Compagnie. 212:Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc 54:England's first colonies 3158:1919–1942 and 1945–1968 2983:18th and 19th centuries 2799:Queen Charlotte Islands 2759:North-Western Territory 2731:1665–1674 and 1702–1776 2334:1781–1784 and 1795–1819 1999:1923–1965 and 1979–1980 1682:Commonwealth of Nations 1155:History of the Americas 1051:Independence since 1983 1037:Nevis Reformation Party 853:Berkeley Fountain, 1885 701:Frances Woolward Nisbet 682:Siege of Brimstone Hill 652:Samuel Taylor Coleridge 555:Jean-Baptiste de Gennes 537:British Leeward Islands 502:Brimstone Hill Fortress 3653:British Virgin Islands 2908:West Indies Federation 2097:) and continued as an 1680:Current member of the 1601:The American Gazetteer 1296:A History of St. Kitts 1071:On 21 September 1998, 984: 970:West Indies Federation 948:labor riots of 1935–36 904: 896: 854: 845:West Indies Federation 677: 636: 602: 559:Christopher Codrington 546: 497:Christopher Codrington 412:Second Anglo-Dutch War 394:ChΓ’teau de la Montagne 369: 365:, plantation house of 363:ChΓ’teau de la Montagne 320:The islands' earliest 303: 42: 34: 33:Map of St Kitts, 1729. 3593:Saint Kitts and Nevis 2830:Saint Kitts and Nevis 2101:state until the 1979 1707:Akrotiri and Dhekelia 1490:. September 30, 1998. 1096:People's Labour Party 982: 902: 894: 852: 725:off Nevis during the 686:Battle of Saint Kitts 664: 634: 600: 544: 361: 296: 189:Royal African Company 46:Saint Kitts and Nevis 40: 32: 3358:Realm of New Zealand 3356:(transferred to the 3343:(transferred to the 3176:Realm of New Zealand 2777:Prince Edward Island 2655:1671–1816, 1833–1960 705:Prince William Henry 690:Treaty of Versailles 491:In 1689, during the 278:archipelago (1635), 101:Christopher Columbus 3608:Trinidad and Tobago 3503:Antigua and Barbuda 3389:Since 2009 part of 3281:of April–June 1982. 2868:Trinidad and Tobago 2482:Antigua and Barbuda 2382:Straits Settlements 1029:Lee Llewellyn Moore 950:. 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Index

British Saint Christopher and Nevis


Saint Kitts and Nevis
Spain's
England's first colonies
Saint Kitts
Nevis
Ciboney
Arawak peoples
Taino
Island Caribs
Christopher Columbus
second voyage
Saint George
Saint Martin's Day
Privateer
Francis Drake
Bartholomew Gilbert
Lignum vitae
John Smith
Virginia
Robert Harcourt
British West Indies
French settlement in Saint Kitts and Nevis
French West Indies
Sir Thomas Warner
James I
Royal Patent
James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle

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