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* In 1977, the Constitution was amended, but the British Virgin Islands kept the status of a colony.
* In 1977, the Constitution was amended, but the British Virgin Islands kept the status of a colony.
* In recent years, there has been talk of uniting the archipelago with the US Virgin Islands.
* In recent years, there has been talk of uniting the archipelago with the US Virgin Islands.
==Related Lessons==
* [[Language/English/Culture/Christmas-Island-Timeline|Christmas Island Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Countries-where-English-is-the-Official-Language|Countries where English is the Official Language]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Dominica-Timeline|Dominica Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Ascension-Island-Timeline|Ascension Island Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Guernsey-Timeline|Guernsey Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Tonga-Timeline|Tonga Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Cayman-Islands-Timeline|Cayman Islands Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/History-of-Anguilla|History of Anguilla]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/St-Kitts-and-Nevis-Timeline|St Kitts and Nevis Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Falkland-Islands-Timeline|Falkland Islands Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Bahamas-Timeline|Bahamas Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Australia-Timeline|Australia Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/British-Indian-Ocean-Territory-Timeline|British Indian Ocean Territory Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Bermuda-Timeline|Bermuda Timeline]]
* [[Language/English/Culture/Canada-Timeline|Canada Timeline]]

Revision as of 12:51, 26 February 2023

Historical Timeline for British Virgin Islands - A chronology of key events
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World Timelines


About 100 years before Jesus-Christ, the Arawaks, Indians of South America, settle on the archipelago.


Around the middle of the 15th century, they were joined and driven out by the Caribbean Indians.

  • In 1493, Christopher Columbus discovered the archipelago and gave it the name of Virgin Islands.
  • In 1648, the Dutch took control of the archipelago.
  • In 1666, the Virgin Islands returned to British hands.
  • In 1774, the archipelago adopted its first Constitution.
  • In 1834, slavery was abolished.
  • From 1871 to 1956, the islands were part of the Federation of Leeward Islands.
  • In 1956, the archipelago became an English colony.
  • In 1967, the archipelago gained a new Constitution and its autonomy.
  • In 1977, the Constitution was amended, but the British Virgin Islands kept the status of a colony.
  • In recent years, there has been talk of uniting the archipelago with the US Virgin Islands.

Related Lessons

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