Trinidad and Tobago Jensen Anderson 4th hour By jensenanderson123 1494 Date of independence 1781 The french capture tobago from the spanish and transform it into a sugar-producing colony 1797 British naval expedition captures Trinidad from spain 1834 Slavery abolished 1960 The dutch settle on tobago and plant sugar cane 1962 Trinidad and Tobago gained independence with prime minister Eric Williams 1981 George chambers becomes prime minister 1981 Eric Williams died 1986 Arthur Robinson won elections and became prime minister 1987 Noor Hassanali became president
