chapter 2 MAYAS Flashcards
At the dawn of 17th century, Spain was still in effective control from _____________
Cuba to Trinidad
One of the most profitable good for pirates was
logwood in Belize (so they settled in)
Treaty of Madrid
1670 suppress piracy
The first settlement in Belize probably occurred ….
After Britain took Jamaica from Spain in 1655
(they were apart of the coastal settlements)
records show atleast 6 attackes between __________
1716 and 1754
Treaty of Paris
1763
the right to cut logwood
The British agreed to demolish all fortifications they had built, and Spain would ensure that they were not …..
disturbed or molested under any pretence whatsoever
In ____________ the Spaniards attacked and captured St. George’s cay
September 1779
The british did not return to Belize until after
European powers signed a peace treaty in 1783
Treaty of Versailles
1783
Defined limits to cut logwood: between the Hondo and Belize rivers
Convention of London
1786
- forced evacuation of the mosquito shore
- remove fortifications
- all the cutting of mahogany and logwood
- extended the limit of southward to the Sibun river
The forced evacuation of the Mosquito Shore was in
1787
__________ was sent from Jamaica in _____ to plan the defense of the settlement and was joined the following year by _______ commanding the war sloop Merlin.
Colonel Thomas Borrow
1796
Captain Moss
where were hundreds of graves found after the battle
Cay Chapel
Writing in _____ to refute charges made by the ________ that they were treating their slaves with cruelty
1823
Superintendent
