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HMS Endeavour | What vessel was owned by Captain James? |
HMS Endeavour | What vessel resupplied at the Island in May 1771? |
Royal | Vessels of what navy protected convoys? |
importation of slaves | What was made illegal in 1792? |
1810 | What year did Coolie labourers arrive? |
600 | How many coolie labourers were on the island by 1818? |
3,507 | What was the population of the island in 1814? |
Napoleon Bonaparte | The British government detained who in Saint Helena? |
1815 | What year was Napoleon Bonaparte taken to the island? |
Briars pavilion | Where did Napoleon Bonaparte stay until he found permanent residence? |
Longwood House | What ended up being the permanent residence of Napoleon Bonaparte? |
1821 | What year did Napoleon Bonaparte pass away? |
East India Company | Who took full control of the island after Napoleon's death? |
the packet schooner St Helena | The EIC made what available to the government of the island between 1815 and 1830? |
wine and provisions | The packet schooner St Helena brought supplies of what to the island? |
coffee | Which product of Saint Helena was praised by Napoleon? |
Paris | Where did Saint Helena's coffee get popular after Napoleon's death? |
coffee | What product got popular in Paris after Napoloen's death? |
1792 | When was importation of slaves banned in Saint Helena? |
1827 | The emancipation of the slaves of Saint Helena did not take place until what year? |
British Parliament | Who banned slavery in their colonies? |
800 | Over how many slaves ended up getting emancipated on Saint Helena? |
1833 India Act | What act gave control of Saint Helena to the British Crown? |
East India Company | Who turned over control of Saint Helena to the British Crown? |
steam ships | During the latter half of the 19th century what ships became prevalent that weren't dependent on trade winds? |
1,100 | How many ships were going to the island in 1855? |
288 | By 1889 how many ships were going to the island? |
British | Who established a naval station to cut down on African slave trade on the island in 1840? |
over 15,000 | Between 1840 and 1849 how many freed slaves landed on the island? |
Liberated Africans | What were the freed slaves known as? |
Napoleon III | Which french emperor gained possession of Longwood house and the land surrounding it? |
1858 | What year did the French Emperor Napoleon III take control of Longwood house? |
Napoleon I | Who was the last resident of Longwood house before Napoleon III took it over? |
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Who has authority over Longwood house? |
Joshua Slocum | Who arrived in Jamestown during their solo round the world voyage? |
11 April 1898 | When did Joshua Slocum arrive in Jamestown? |
20 April 1898 | When did Joshua Slocum depart from Jamestown to continue his trip? |
Sir R A Standale | Who presented two lectures on their voyage? |
New Zealand | What country does the local industry that manufactures fibre get their flax from? |
Ascension Island | What island was made a dependency of Saint Helena in 1922? |
Wideawake airport | What was the name of the airport the United States built on Ascension Island? |
1942 | What year was Wideawake Airport built? |
flax | What did the Island sell for increased revenue during this period? |
1951 | What year did flax prices peak? |
synthetic fibres | The British Post Offices decision to use what kind of fibres hurt the flax industry? |
1965 | What year did the Island's flax mills close? |
1958 | What year did the Union Castle shipping line slowly start to reduce their service calls to the island? |
Curnow Shipping | Which shipping company replaced Union-Castle Line mailship service? |
1977 | What year was Union-Castle Line mailship replaced? |
right of abode in Britain | What right was lost by the citizen of the islands due to the act? |
The Development and Economic Planning Department | What department was formed to help raise the living standards of the citizens in Saint Helena? |
1988 | What year was the Development and Economic Planning Department formed? |
Falkland Islands and Ascension Island | Where was the only work outside of Saint Helena located? |
1989 | What year was the replacement for the RMS St Helena launched? |
Prince Andrew | Who launched the replacement RMS St Helena? |
Cardiff–Cape Town route | What route was the replacement RMS St Helena built for? |
a mixed cargo/passenger layout. | What kind of layout did the RMS St Helena have? |
1989 | What year did the Saint Helena Constitution officially take effect? |
British Overseas Territories Act 2002 | In 2002 what act granted full British citizenship to the citizens of the islands? |
British Overseas Territories | What were the dependent territories renamed to? |
250 million | How much money was spent on construction of the island's airport? |
UK government | Which government built the island's airport? |
early 2016 | When was the airport expected to be fully functional? |
tourism | Which industry is the airport supposed to help when it becomes complete? |
up to 30,000 | How many tourists are expected annually thanks to the airport? |
Namibe | What is the nearest port to Saint Helena? |
the Quatro de Fevereiro Airport | What is the closest international airport to Saint Helena called? |
RMS St Helena | What is the mail boat that serves the island called? |
Western | What hemisphere is the island located in? |
West Africa | What area is the island classified as being in by the United Nations? |
47 | How many square miles is Saint Helena? |
volcanic | What kind of rock are coastal regions of Saint Helena covered with? |
2,684 | How many feet high is the highest peak of Saint Helena? |
1996 | What year did Diana's Peak officially become a state park? |
Millennium Forest project | What was formed in 2002 to replant parts of the great wood? |
one kilometre | How close are the rockets and islets off the coast? |
South | Which direction from the island is Upper Black Rock located? |
Southwest | Which direction from the island is Bird Island located? |
West | Which direction from the island is Lighter Rock located? |
Southeast | Which direction from the island is Frightus Rock located? |
the Saint Helena plover | What is the national bird of Saint Helena? |
wirebird | What is the Plover known locally as? |
Benguela Current | What current affects the environment of Saint Helena? |
5–6 | On average, how much lower are the temperatures in the central areas in celsius? |
eight | How many districts is the island of Saint Helena divided into? |
statistical subdivisions | What do the districts also serve as? |
1659 | When was Saint Helena first settled? |
4,250 | What was the population of the island in 1659 |
Africa | Where were slaves initially brought from to the island? |
India and Madagascar | Later on, what two locations were slaves brought from? |
1792 | Which year did the inhabitants decide there were too many slaves? |
a provisioning station | In 1840 what did Saint Helena become? |
British West Africa Squadron | What squadron was Saint Helena a provisioning station for? |
Brazil | What country did the British West Africa Squadron prevent slaves from being sent to? |
500 | How many slaves ended up staying on the island after being freed? |
many thousands | How many slaves were freed from the island? |
1810 | When did Imported Chinese labor arrive? |
618 | How many imported Chinese laborers were there at the peak of importation? |
1818 | What year did importation of Chinese Laborers peak? |
British Overseas Territories citizenship | What kind of citizenship do the citizens of Saint Helena hold? |
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