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In 1655, Antigua expressed interest in joining some other colonies in sending troops to assist a British expedition to Santo Domingo. However, due to the poor state of the colony at the time, Antigua decided not to participate. Antigua was against Oliver Cromwell, and during the Restoration, Charles II granted Francis Willoughby the entire ...
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The colonial ensign of Antigua and Barbuda from 1956 to 1962. Along with most colonies of the British Empire, all slaves in Antigua were emancipated in 1833, but remained economically dependent upon the island's white plantation owners. Economic opportunities for the freed population were limited by a lack of surplus farming land, no access to ...
This article covers the history of Antigua and Barbuda from 1688 until the prelude to emancipation in 1832. During this era, the parishes and government were properly established, as well as the height of slavery and the establishment of an Antiguan sugar-based economy. Antigua was often formally called the Colony of Antigua during this period ...
During the Commonwealth of England, the colony was against Oliver Cromwell. [3] In 1666, Antigua was invaded by the French, who ruled Antigua from the governors of its other colonies until it was returned to the English in 1667 under the Treaty of Breda. [4] On 13 April 1668, Antigua's legislative assembly met for the first time in Parham.
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The colony of the Leeward Islands was split in two in 1816, and the Governor of Antigua became the viceroy in Antigua, Barbuda and Montserrat. In 1833 the British Leeward Islands were reformed, and the Governor of Antigua represented the monarch in all of the British Leeward Islands until 1872, when he became the Governor of the new federal ...
This article covers the history of Antigua and Barbuda from emancipation in 1833 until the British Leeward Islands were federalized in the early 1870s. During this era, the economy was significantly reformed, and many Afro-Antiguan villages were established. Antigua was often formally called the Colony of Antigua during this period. This is ...