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Christopher Columbus discovered the island and named it "Concepcion". Later, the Spaniards changed the name to Grenada after their own city, Granada.
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By 1674, the French had finally subdued the native Caribs enough to take control of Grenada. France struggled with the suppressed natives and the British while making the island flourish, producing sugar through the use of slaves.
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The Peace of Paris of 1783 permanently ceded Grenada to Great Britain. The British held the island until it gained its independence.
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Inspired by the French Revolution, Julien Fédon led a rebellion against slavery in 1795. The slaves rose up and temporarily took control of Grenada.
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When Great Britain removed slavery from its rule, all of the slaves in the land the country owned were set free. This released the tension in Grenada from the Fédon Rebellion.
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In 1877, Grenada became a Colony, ruled by a monarch-appointed governor.
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The Grenada United Labour Party was formed in 1950 by Eric Matthew Gairy, who was later voted to be the leader of the assembly. This political party had pro-union and pro-independent beliefs.
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The Associated Statehood Act of 1967 granted Grenada a full internal self-government as an associate state with the British. This brought them one step closer to independence.
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After being rule by the British for nearly 200 years, Grenada gained its independence in 1974.
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Maurice Bishop took the New Jewel Movement into power as the People’s Revolutionary Government. With help from Cuba, Bishop set up a socialist government.
