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Colonisation

The Battle of Plassey

The colonisation of India

India was one of the largest and wealthiest empires in the world before the arrival of the British East India Company in the late 16th century. The East India Company …

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Tacky's rebellion

Tacky’s Rebellion

When the English took over the colonisation of Jamaica from the Spanish, they imported thousands of Africans as slaves to work on plantations of wealthy Englishmen. Like other colonised islands, …

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Ghana independeance celebration

History of Ghana – From colonisation to independence

Where is Ghana? Ghana is a country in Western Africa. Situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, it is bordered by Burkina Faso, Togo and Cote d’Ivoire. Ghana …

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Dominican Republic

History of the Dominican Republic – From colonisation to independence

Where is the Dominican Republic? The Dominican Republic is a country in the West Indies that occupies the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola, the second-largest island of the Greater Antilles chain …

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St Lucia festival

History of Saint Lucia – From colonisation to independence

Where is Saint Lucia? Saint Lucia is an island in the Caribbean Sea. It is the second largest of the Windward group. Castries is the capital city. Saint Lucia was …

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People of the Gambia

History of the Gambia – From colonisation to independence

Where is the Gambia? The Republic of The Gambia is the smallest country within mainland Africa and is sandwiched by Senegal. Banjul is the capital and the largest city in …

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Grenada women in national dress

History of Grenada – From colonisation to independence

Grenada is one of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere. Known as the Spice island, it is the world’s second-largest producer of nutmeg after Indonesia and a significant …

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Haiti president Francoise Duvalier

History of Haiti – From revolution to civil unrest

Where is Haiti? Haiti is in the western one-third of the island of Hispaniola between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds …

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How Haiti won its independence

How Haiti won its independence

0n 5 December 1492, European navigator Christopher Columbus came upon an island in the Caribbean that he claimed for Spain and called La Isla Española (“The Spanish Island”, later Anglicised …

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