Article 5: The English turned Barbados into a slave society. Now, after 396 years, we’re free

British colony --> republic

30/11/2021

1st Minister = Mia Mottley

Watershed moment

Little England

Strong British connection + attitude

Queen Elizabeth = removed

Slave colony

Barbados

Fortune : sugar

Prove to the UK + world --> can be independent

Keep relationship with UK

Tourism

LINKS

Monarchy

Britain = constitutional hereditary monarchy

Monarch

Head of state

Without executive powers

3 tasks:

UK parliament

UK Prime minister

Royal assent to bills

÷ powers

UK >< US --> no clear ÷

Monarch 3 branch

1ste empire (1583-1783) :

Wealth

Colonies in the Americas

Commonwealth

Colonies = independent

Choose

Commonwealth

Independent nations

Sovereignty over 14 territories

Queen

Intergovernmental organization (54 states)

Unifying + symbolic