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Merlene Ottey was born to Hubert and Joan Ottey in Cold Spring, Hanover, Jamaica. She was introduced to the sport by her mother, who bought her a manual on track and field. [citation needed] In her early school years in the 1970s, Ottey attended Gurneys Mount and Pondside Schools before graduating from Rusea's and Vere Technical High Schools.
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.
Jamaica was one of the islands of the Caribbean that was discovered by Columbus on his second voyage to the New World. He returned there once more on his fourth voyage when his small flotilla of ships was beached by a storm.
Upon its discovery in 1494, Jamaica was home to an estimated 60,000 Amerindian people. The settlement of the colony by Spanish colonists resulted in the entire Amerindian population being eradicated by the latter 17th Century.
Mar 3, 2021 · Articles. Revolutions. The 6 Hanoverian Monarchs In Order. Sarah Roller. 03 Mar 2021. @SarahRoller8. Queen Victoria's coronation by Sir George Hayter. Image Credit: Shutterstock (edited) The House of Hanover ruled Britain for nearly 200 years, and this dynasty oversaw the modernisation of Britain.
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Key learning points. Most of colonial Jamaica's population was Black. In the early 1860s, Black Jamaicans suffered from widespread political and socioeconomic difficulties. In 1865, Black Jamaicans rebelled against British rule during the Morant Bay Rebellion.
Abstract. Englishmen had entered the Caribbean rather tentatively, but by the beginning of the eighteenth century they were confident and in effective control. The English developed the islands as major economies in their own right, but also as part of the Atlantic trading system.
