- Barbados Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Barbados Introduction Top of Page Background: The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Its economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. In the 1990s, tourism and ...www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bb.html
- THE ABBREVIATED HISTORY OF BARBADOS Very Early - 1540 . Amerindian Civilisation 1625 . 1644 . English Colonisation 1644 . 1700 . Sugar and Slavery 1688 . 1807 . Slave society and economy 1807 . 1838 . Abolition, rebellion and emancipation 1838 . 1897 . Crisis of the free order 1897 . 1937 . Depression, reform and revolt 1966 . Independence History Archives - Keyword Search Barbados is the ...barbados.org/history1.htm
- Discover the history and heritage of Barbados - visit historic homes, heritage buildings, and places of historic interest around the island.barbados.org/historic.htm
