Key Historical Events for St Kitts GIS Analyses...1626 Removal of the Indigenous People known as the...
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Aim: To Investigate the Anthropogenic Impact on St. Kitts’ Landscape Using GIS Formats, by Integrating:
History+Geoscience+Archaeology
GIS
AnalysesVenezula
Caribbean Sea
St. Vincent
St. Lucia
Grenada
Tobago
Dominica
GuadeloupeMontserrat
Antigua and BarbudaSt. Kitts
Martinique
Barbados
Trinidad
AtlanticO
cean
Archaic Age People Arrived ~ 6000years BP.
1624 Settled by the English and French.
1626 Removal of the Indigenous People known as the Kalinagos.
1627 Division between the English and the French,the establishment of commercial plantations.
1713 Treaty of Utrecht, ended French role on the island, though clashes between the two nations impacted on agriculture development.
1783 Treaty of Versailles, an absolute English colony, all
the suitable land for agriculture was then modified.
1838 Emancipation and additional clearance of forest.
1983 Independence.
Key Historical Events for St Kitts
Archaeological Sites
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Lodge Gut
Christ Church
Tabernacle
Cayon 123
Wingfielf
Stone Fort
Bloody Point
Wesr Farm
Johnson's
Basseterre
Sugar Pier Factory
Cockleshell Bay
Majors Bay
Great Salt PondBallast Bay
White House BayMills Estate ?
St. Johns School ?
Frigate Bay
Cranstoun's Gut
Verchilds
Pond Estate
Dippe BaySandy Bay
Black Rocks
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NPreliminary Conclusions
� Due to the abrupt removal of the Indigenous People, the extent of their impact on the environment is not fully understood.� Historical records of European settlement exist, their impact is visually obvious, but to comprehend the full impact requires further scientific investigation.