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STD. 6 L.O. 48.2 Develop a timeline showing the selected developments in Belize from 1600 to 1981.
ANSWER THE 5 W’S = WHEN, WHAT, WHERE, WHY, WHO?
YEAR HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
Mahoganie
(1600 - 1800)
1 1600s Areas of present day Belize became part of Spain’s possession.
2 1600s British buccaneers and woodcutters begin to settle around the Belize river.
3 1724 Earliest record of African slaves in Belize.
4 1763-1783 Spain signs treaties granting the British to cut wood.
5 1798 Spanish tried to remove British settlers but failed to do so.
Kedisha
(1800’s - 1919)
1 1807 A request was made for arms and ammunition for gangs working up the river Hogstye bank, who have been attacked by Indians.
2 1820 The last organized revolt occurred in 1820, the captives began to excite others to revolt against the suppressive power of the
British. The leaders were Will and Sharper for whom large sums of compensation would be paid for anybody who would hand them in to
the authorities.
3 1859 Britain and Guatemala sign a treaty defining the border with Belize.
4 1862 Belize formally declared a British crown colony and named British Honduras.
5 1919 In July of 1919, several ex-servicemen from British Honduras (now Belize) that served in World War 1 under the British returned home
completely disgusted at the racist treatment they suffered by the British Armed Forces.
Susuana-Blessing
(1920 - 40’s)
1.1920’s In the 1920s, the Colonial Office supported agitation for an elective council as long as the governor had reserve powers to allow him to
push through any measures he considered essential without the council's assent. But the council rejected these provisos, and the issue
of restoring elections was postponed. The introduction of tractors and bulldozers opened up new areas in the west and south in the
1920s, but this development led again to only a temporary revival. At this time, mahogany, cedar, and chicle together accounted for 97
percent of forest production and 82 percent of the total value of exports. The economy, which was increasingly oriented toward trade with
the United States, remained dependent and underdeveloped.
2. 1927 Creole merchants and professionals replaced the representatives of British landowners, (except for the manager of the Belize Estate and
Produce Company) on the Legislative Council. The participation of this Creole elite in the political process was evidence of emerging
social changes that were largely concealed by economic stagnation. These changes accelerated with such force in the 1930s that they
ushered in a new era of modern politics.
3.1930’s
Despite the prevailing stagnation of the colony's economy and society during most of the century prior to the 1930s, seeds of change
were being sown. The mahogany trade remained depressed, and efforts to develop plantation agriculture in several crops, including
sugarcane, coffee, cocoa, cotton, bananas, and coconuts failed. A brief revival in the forestry industry took place early in the twentieth
century as new demands for forest products came from the United States.
4. 1934 The unemployed, demanding a cash dole, turned to Antonio Soberanis Gómez, who denounced the Unemployed Brigade's leaders at a
meeting on March 16, 1934, and took over the movement. For the next few weeks, Soberanis and his colleagues of the Labourers and
Unemployed Association (LUA) attacked the governor and his officials, the rich merchants, and the Belize Estate and Produce Company
at biweekly meetings attended by 600 to 800 people. The workers demanded relief and a minimum wage. They couched their demands
in broad moral and political terms that began to define and develop a new nationalistic and democratic political culture.
5. 1941 Trade unions were legalized in 1941, but the laws did not require employers to recognize these unions. Furthermore, the penal clauses of
the old Masters and Servants Act rendered the new rights ineffectual. Employers among the unofficial members at the Legislative Council
defeated a bill to repeal these penal clauses in August 1941, but the Employers and Workers Bill, passed on April 27, 1943, finally
removed breach-of-labor-contract from the criminal code and enabled British Honduras's infant trade unions to pursue the struggle for
improving labor conditions.
Vanessa (1950’s -
70’s)
1. 1954 General elections of 28 April 1954 was won by People's United Party (PUP), led by George Price. PUP wins 8 of 9 seats.
2. 1960's The Belizean people’s march toward independence was blocked by the Guatemalan threat to
use force to satisfy its territorial claim.
3. 1961 Hurricane Hattie kills more than 260 people.
4. 1973 The country changes its name from British Honduras to Belize. Formation of the United Democratic Party (UDP).
5. 1979 Belmopan replaces Belize City as capital.
Sofia (1980’s -
2010)
1.September 20th, The constitution was created to guide the government and people
1981
2. 1992 Guatemala recognizes Belize as a sovereign and independent state
3.Nov 1993 Sir Colville Young became the second Governor General of Belize
4. 2007 Nov Organisation of American States (OAS) recommends that border dispute with Guatemala be referred to International Court of Justice
(ICJ).
5. May 2010 Government says it will stop sending appeals cases to British Privy Council starting 1 June.

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STD. 6 L.O. 48.2 Develop a timeline showing the selected developments in Belize from 1600 to 1981.

ANSWER THE 5 W’S = WHEN, WHAT, WHERE, WHY, WHO?

YEAR HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT

1 1600s Areas of present day Belize became part of Spain’s possession.

3 1724 Earliest record of African slaves in Belize.

4 1763-1783 Spain signs treaties granting the British to cut wood.

5 1798 Spanish tried to remove British settlers but failed to do so.

3. 1961 Hurricane Hattie kills more than 260 people.

5. 1979 Belmopan replaces Belize City as capital.

2. 1992 Guatemala recognizes Belize as a sovereign and independent state

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