British Caribbean inter-island provisioning and shipping networks (1655-1834)

1. England captures Jamaica from Spain

   May 19, 1655Labels: England, Jamaica, Anglo-Spanish War

   • Britannica Jamaica
   • Invasion Jamaica

2. Restoration Navigation Act shapes colonial shipping

   Sep 13, 1660Labels: Navigation Act, England, Imperial trade

   • Nav Acts
   • Statutes Realm

3. Treaty of Madrid confirms English Jamaica

   Jul 8, 1670Labels: Treaty of, Jamaica, Spain

   • Treaty Madrid
   • EBSCO Jamaica

4. Royal African Company charter expands forced-labor supply

   Jan 1, 1672Labels: Royal African, West Indies, Enslaved Africans

   • Britannica RAC
   • RAC overview

5. Plantation Trade Act tightens customs enforcement

   Apr 1, 1696Labels: Plantation Trade, Customs, Navigation Act

   • Nav Acts
   • Plantation Act

6. Molasses Act raises stakes of Caribbean sugar markets

   May 17, 1733Labels: Molasses Act, Parliament, Sugar Islands

   • Britannica Molasses
   • Molasses Act

7. War of Jenkins’ Ear disrupts and militarizes routes

   Oct 1, 1739Labels: War of, Britain, Spain

   • Britannica Jenkins
   • Jenkins Ear

8. Sugar Act strengthens anti-smuggling enforcement

   Apr 5, 1764Labels: Sugar Act, Customs, British colonies

   • Britannica Sugar Act
   • Sugar Act

9. American independence forces new provisioning arrangements

   Sep 3, 1783Labels: Treaty of, United States, British Caribbean

   • Nat Archives
   • Cambridge PDF

10. Haitian Revolution reshapes regional supply and demand

    Aug 21, 1791Labels: Haitian Revolution, Saint-Domingue, Sugar economy

    • Britannica Haiti
    • 1791 Revolt

11. Britain abolishes its transatlantic slave trade

    Mar 25, 1807Labels: Slave Trade, Britain, Transatlantic trade

    • UK Parliament
    • Slave Trade Act

12. Customs Law Repeal Act helps unwind older navigation rules

    Jul 5, 1825Labels: Customs Law, Britain, Customs reform

    • Customs 1825
    • Hansard 1827

13. Slavery Abolition Act takes effect in British Caribbean

    Aug 1, 1834Labels: Slavery Abolition, British Caribbean, Apprenticeship

    • Britannica Abolition
    • Abolition Act