Test 2 Burnaby's code Flashcards
In _______ Admiral Sir William Burnaby visited the settlement and got settlers to agree to a sort of primitive constitution and laws (the Burnaby’s code)
1765
In ____________ 83 inhabitants of the bay subscribed to the “Articles of agreement”
April 9, 1765
_____ householders were to be elected by the majority of inhabitants then present to act as ______
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jurors
In _______ Superintendent Arthur, with authority from London, assumed the power to allocate land and other stuff; and came to be accepted as legitimate by both __________ &______
1817
settlers & the Colonial Office
The British passed a law for Belize for the first time in _____ without consulting Spain
1819
Who told the superintendent to treat the Public meeting with respect despite its shortcomings?
Governor Metcalfe of Jamaica
The superintendent reported in 1848 that of 64 members ONLY ____ were qualified to vote
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