Sugarcane plantation development in Barbados and the British Caribbean (c. 1627–1834)

1. English settlement established at Holetown, Barbados

   Feb 17, 1627Labels: Holetown, English colonists

   • Britannica
   • Holetown

2. Carlisle faction seizes control of the colony

   Jan 1, 1629Labels: Earl of, Proprietorship

   • William Courten
   • Barbados

3. Barbados House of Assembly begins meeting

   Jan 1, 1639Labels: Barbados House, Planters

   • Barbados
   • Historic Holetown

4. Planters pivot toward sugar during tobacco slump

   Jan 1, 1640Labels: Planters, Sugar transition

   • King s Collections
   • Britannica

5. Dutch-Brazil expertise accelerates commercial sugar production

   Jan 1, 1645Labels: Dutch Brazil, Sugar technology

   • King s Collections
   • Britannica

6. Barbados “Charter” ends Civil War-era standoff

   Jan 1, 1652Labels: Barbados Charter, Civil Wars

   • Natl Archives
   • Barbados History

7. Richard Ligon publishes detailed account of sugar-making

   Jan 1, 1657Labels: Richard Ligon, A True

   • Richard Ligon
   • ECDA

8. Comprehensive Barbados Slave Code enacted

   Sep 24, 1661Labels: Barbados Slave, Legislation

   • UNB Laws
   • Britannica

9. Royal African Company chartered to expand slave supply

   Sep 27, 1672Labels: Royal African, Charter

   • Natl Archives
   • Bodleian

10. British Parliament abolishes the slave trade

    Mar 25, 1807Labels: Slave Trade, British Parliament

    • UK Parliament
    • Slave Trade Act

11. Bussa’s Rebellion erupts in Barbados

    Apr 14, 1816Labels: Bussa's Rebellion, Enslaved people

    • Natl Archives
    • Britannica

12. Barbados establishes slave registration system

    Jan 9, 1817Labels: Slave registration, Barbados law

    • UNB Laws
    • Natl Archives

13. Slavery Abolition Act takes effect in British Caribbean

    Aug 1, 1834Labels: Slavery Abolition, Apprenticeship

    • Britannica
    • Slavery Act 1833