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History of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.jnht.com/jamaica/history.html

The history of Jamaica may be divided into the four categories to the left. This is not intended to be an exhaustive, but rather a brief snapshot of our country.

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Jamaican History - English
URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~prestwidgew/jamaicanhistory.html

The first inhabitants of the Caribbean islands were the Ciboney Indians some 1,500 to 3,000 years ago depending on which anthropologist you believe.

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World History Archives: The history of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43/index-h.html

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History of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/jamaica_history.html

Arawaks from South America had settled in Jamaica prior to Christopher Columbus' first arrival to the island in 1494. During Spain's occupation of the island, starting in 1510, the Arawaks were exterminated by disease, slavery, and war. Spain brought the first African slaves to Jamaica in 1517.

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History and Geography of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.discoverjamaica.com/gleaner/discover/geography/

Chronological Order.

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Genealogy of Jamaica, West Indies - English
URL: http://users.pullman.com/mitchelm/jamaica.htm

"My hobby is FAMILY HISTORY of Jamaica, West Indies (sorry not Jamaica, New York). Maps, sources of genealogy, emblems, my tiny tafel and some fun places to visit are included".

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Jamaica - History of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.fantasyisle.com/history.htm#History

History is not boring on the Jamaican History Page - come on over you might learn something.

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A brief of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.jamaicans.com/info/brief.htm

Jamaica a brief history including the climate in Jamaica, the population in Jamaica, sports in Jamaica ant the people that makeup Jamaica.

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