History of Trinidad and Tobago settlment

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  • Period: Mar 11, 1200 to Mar 11, 1497

    Original inhabitants: Arawak and Carib Indians

  • Spanish Settlement
    Mar 1, 1498

    Spanish Settlement

    Columbus lands in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Period: Mar 11, 1498 to

    Spanish colonization

    Indiginous people of Trinidad and Tobago were mostly wiped out during this time. Others assimilated to the new culture.
  • Period: to

    Colonization and disputes

    During colonization sugar and cocoa plantations were the basis of T&T's economy. The French, Dutch, and British fought over possession of Tobago and it changed hands 22 times before the British retained controll in 1803
  • English, Dutch, and French battle for posession

    English, Dutch, and French battle for posession

    British capture Trinidad and Tobago during colonial period
  • Brittish seize permanent control of T&T

    Brittish seize permanent control of T&T

  • Period: to

    British Control of T&T

  • Emancipation of African slaves

    Emancipation of African slaves

  • First Indian indentured servants

    First Indian indentured servants

  • Both Islands established as one country

    Both Islands established as one country

  • Trinidad and Tobago achieve independence

    Trinidad and Tobago achieve independence

  • T&T Become a republic

    T&T Become a republic