Jamaica was a British colony from 1655 (when it was captured by the English from Spain) or 1670 (when Spain formally ceded Jamaica to the British) until 1962, when it became independent. Jamaica became a crown colony in 1866.
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This is because Jamaica is a British colony.
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independence from the british colony
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Jamaica became an English Colony in 1655. It was captured from
Spain in 1655, but it was in 1670 that Spain formally ceded
Jamaica.