English settlement founded at HoletownFeb 17, 1627Labels: Holetown, English colonistsBritannicaBarbados wiki
Barbados House of Assembly establishedJun 26, 1639Labels: Barbados House, plantersBarbados Parliament wikiHouse Assembly wiki
Sugar planted for sugar production at Locust HallJan 1, 1640Labels: Locust Hall, Colonel HoldipBNT Sugar MillsUNESCO Tentative
“Sugar Revolution” transforms land and laborJan 1, 1643Labels: Sugar Revolution, enslaved AfricansUNESCO TentativeBritannica
Planters adopt Brazilian sugar-making techniquesJan 1, 1646Labels: Brazilian techniques, muscovado sugarBNT Sugar MillsUNESCO Tentative
Treaty of Oistins ends blockade and confirms controlJan 11, 1652Labels: Treaty of, Parliamentarian forcesBritannicaHistory Barbados wiki
Comprehensive Barbados Slave Code enactedSep 24, 1661Labels: Barbados Slave, planter lawUNB LawsSlave Code wiki
Sugar and rum dominate Barbadian economyJan 1, 1700Labels: Sugar industry, rum productionUNESCO TentativeBritannica
British Slave Trade Act takes effectMay 1, 1807Labels: British Slave, British ParliamentLegislation wikiUK Parliament Hansard
Bussa’s Rebellion erupts across sugar estatesApr 14, 1816Labels: Bussa s, St PhilipUK Nat ArchivesBussa wiki
Slavery Abolition Act begins emancipation via apprenticeshipAug 1, 1834Labels: Slavery Abolition, apprenticeshipSlavery Act wikiScienceDirect 2023
Barbados passes early-termination apprenticeship legislationJan 1, 1838Labels: Apprenticeship termination, Barbados legislationUNB LawsSlavery Act wiki