Dominica Historical Events
Date: 1763
British took over Dominica by the Treaty of Paris
Date: 1760s
Ships began to bring thousands of enslaved people to work on newly established sugar cane plantations
Date: 3rd November 1493
Allegedly Discovered by Christopher Columbus and claimed for Spain.
Date: 1627
Dominica Claimed for England by Earl of Carlisle (no settlement)
31st March 1660
Agreement between the Caribs, French and English that Dominica will be left for the Caribs
18th October 1748 – 6th June 1761
Neutral territory (as agreed by France and Britain)
6th June 1761
Britain Occupation
10th February 1763
Colonized by the British
7th September 1778 – January 1784
French Rule
January 1784
British Colony
1833 – 1st January 1940
Part of the Leeward Island colony
1st January 1940 – 1st January 1960
Part of the Windward Island colony
3rd January 1958 – 31st May 1962
Part of the Federation of the West Indies
1st March 1967
Associated State
3rd November 1978
Dominica received its Independence & Constitution
1765 – 1768
Portsmouth became Capital of Dominica (Capital is now Roseau)
4th July 1903
Carib Territory Established