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The '''West Indies''' were, at least in [[1746]], [[British]] [[colony|colonies]]. | The '''West Indies''' were, at least in [[1746]], [[British]] [[colony|colonies]]. | ||
== History == | |||
=== Early history === | |||
The [[potato]], which was first grown in [[South America]], and was brought from the West Indies to [[England]] by [[Spanish]] [[sailor]]s. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Gunpowder Plot (video game)}}) | |||
In 1746, the [[English]] solicitor [[Grey (The Highlanders)|Grey]] led a scheme in that year to transplant [[Scot]]s there under the false impression that they would be able to work off their passage after seven years of labour. In fact, the Scots were really being made [[slavery|slaves]] to work [[plantation]]s there. Had not the [[Second Doctor]] intervened, [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Ben Jackson]] would have both ended up in the West Indies as slaves. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'') | |||
=== 20th century === | |||
In the 20th century, [[Jamaica]] was a sovereign nation that was previously a part of the West Indies. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Ordinary Life (audio story)|An Ordinary Life]]'') | In the 20th century, [[Jamaica]] was a sovereign nation that was previously a part of the West Indies. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Ordinary Life (audio story)|An Ordinary Life]]'') | ||
