Polity Grenada (Great Britain)

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Grenada was ceded from France to the British under the Treaty of Paris after the Seven Years' War.

Establishment

  • February 1763: Grenada was ceded to the British under the Treaty of Paris.

Chronology

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1. Seven Years´ War

Was a global conflict that involved most of the European great powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. At the end of the war the main winner was Great Britain, that obtained territories in North America, the Caribbean and India, becoming the most powerful maritime and colonial of the European powers.

1.1. Treaty of Paris (1763)

Was a treaty signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Great Britain and Prussia's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War.

  • February 1763: Grenada was ceded to the British under the Treaty of Paris.

2. American Revolutionary War

Was the war of independence of the United States of America (at the time the Thirteen Colonies) against Great Britain.

2.1. Anglo-French War (1778-1783)

Was a war between France, allied to the United States, and Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War.

  • July 1779: The French army captured Grenada.
  • September 1783: Grenada and Saint Vincent were captured by the French during the American Revolutionary War. The 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the war, required France to return both territories to Britain.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • March 1967: On 3 March 1967, Grenada was granted full autonomy over its internal affairs as an associated state.

Disestablishment

  • March 1967: On 3 March 1967, Grenada was granted full autonomy over its internal affairs as an associated state.

Selected Sources

  • Treaty of Paris (1763), https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)