When was it published?

December 17, 1847 in Vermont Phœnix

Foreign News December 17, 1847

Vermont Phœnix

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Loyal West India League, Colonial Petition, British West Indies, Guiana, American Revolution Imitation

Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Ludlow, Windham County, Windsor County, Vermont

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What is this article about?

The British West India Islands (Jamaica, Trinidad, Demarara, St. Vincent, Barbadoes) and Guiana have formed the 'Loyal West India League,' with a majority of inhabitants sworn to petition for greater control over their affairs, imitating the American colonies' revolution.

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A New Republic Coming.—The British West India Islands, including Jamaica, Trinidad, Demerara, St. Vincent and Barbadoes, with the British South American Colony of Guiana—imitating the example of the thirteen Colonies upon which our Republic is based, have formed a solemn League for petition and protest, called the "Loyal West India League," under which its members, embracing a large majority of all the inhabitants, are sworn, like the "Liberty Boys" in our Revolution, to "unflinchingly exert themselves to gain that participation in the control of their affairs, which has ever been held, by British subjects, to be the birthright of freemen."

What sub-type of article is it?

Colonial Affairs Political

What keywords are associated?

Loyal West India League Colonial Petition British West Indies Guiana American Revolution Imitation

Where did it happen?

British West India Islands

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British West India Islands

Outcome

formation of the loyal west india league with a large majority of inhabitants sworn to petition for greater control.

Event Details

The British West India Islands, including Jamaica, Trinidad, Demarara, St. Vincent and Barbadoes, with the British South American Colony of Guiana, imitating the example of the thirteen American Colonies, have formed the 'Loyal West India League' for petition and protest. Members, embracing a large majority of inhabitants, are sworn to unflinchingly exert themselves to gain participation in the control of their affairs, held as the birthright of British subjects.