History

4000-1000 B.C.** was there Arawak - Indians, they came originally form South- Africa.
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 * 1494** discovered Christopher Columbus Jamaica, and he claimed Jamaica to Spain.[[image:jamaica-travel-tourism.JPG width="450" height="299" align="right"]]
 * 1510** came the Spanish to Jamaica and settled down. The capital of Jamaica was moved to Spanish Town. There were many pirate attacks under the time when Spain ruled over Jamaica.


 * 1600** was all the Arawak – Indians dead


 * 1654** invaded England Jamaica and took control over the country. For the next 200 years Jamaica became one of worlds leading sugar- exporting, which had slave workers in the plantations. Jamaica became the nation with most slaves in the Caribbean.


 * 1739** there were many slaves, called Maroons, who escaped. They established independent communities, which the British were unable to inhabit.


 * 1775-89** there were much slave rebellions, the British was unable to stop the rebellions by force so they made up many false promises of freedom for the slaves.


 * 1830** were the Mulattos allowed to vote.


 * 1831** broke the Baptist War out. This war was originally a peaceful strike against the British, but became a bloodbath, 20 000 slave rebels and 400 of them were hanged.


 * 1834** were slaves given freedom, but many slaves were bound to their former owners, four years later were all the slaves free.


 * 1872** became Kingston the capital of Jamaica.


 * 1930** gave Jamaica food to England under the 2.W.W. The years after Jamaica slowly became more independent.


 * 1962** got Jamaica finally self-government.

Today is Bruce Golding the Prime Minister of Jamaica.