Colonies of Settlement 1857-74
• How did the abolition of the Sugar Duties in 1849 lead to political tension
in the West Indies?
• What happened in 1865 in Jamaica? How was this dealt with?
• What was the ‘problem’ with the relatively low property qualifications for
voting in the West Indies colonies?
• What type of political system resulted?
• What problems occurred in New Zealand in the mid-C19th due to
population growth/ influx?
• How were Maoris accommodated?
Which of these 3 examples of colonies
• What was the situation in Canada by 1871?
do you think was run most successfully?
Why?