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Answer#1: They both were there waiting to be 'discovered' by
whoever said they found them.Neither is first! It
matters not when Columbus landed upon either one
and 'discovered' natives already there - though
the world seems to think that is of no
consequence. They both were always there - first,
at the same time.In essence, there is no
'first."
Answer#2: I think DA. Columbus discovered it in
1493.DominicaThe indigenous peoples known as the
Caribs arrived on this island by special boats
which they are still making at their own territory
on the island. Christopher Columbus arrived this
island on a Sunday of November 3rd 1493. He and
his crew members soon left the island after being
defeated by the Caribs. In 1627 England also tried
and failed to capture Dominica. In 1635 the French
claimed the island and sent missionaries, but were
unable to wrench Dominica from the Caribs. They
abandoned the island, along with the island of
Saint Vincent, in the 1660s.For the next hundred
years Dominica remained isolated, and even more
Caribs settled there after being driven from
surrounding islands as European powers entered the
region. France formally ceded possession of
Dominica to the United Kingdom in 1763. The United
Kingdom then set up a government and made the
island a colony in 1805. The emancipation of
African slaves occurred throughout the British
Empire in 1834, and, by 1838, Dominica became the
first British Caribbean colony to have a
Black-controlled legislature. In 1896, the United
Kingdom re-took governmental control of Dominica
and turned it into a crown colony. Half a century
later, from 1958 to 1962, Dominica became a
province of the short-lived West Indies
Federation. In 1978 Dominica finally became an
independent nation.JamaicaJamaica was claimed for
Spain after Christopher Columbus first landed
there in 1494. Columbus used it as his family's
private estate. The British Admiral William Penn
(father of William Penn of Pennsylvania) and
General Venables seized the island in 1655. During
its first 200 years of British rule, post Spanish
rule, Jamaica became one of the world's leading
sugar exporting nations and produced over 77,000
tons of sugar annually between 1820 and 1824,
which was achieved through the massive use of
imported African slave labour. When this was not
enough the British imported Indian and Chinese
indentured servants in the early 1800s that
remained in Jamaica from then until present
day.Hope that helps. Check out the links below
for more info on the islands in general.
Answer#3: The isle of Dominica is one of the youngest
islands in the Lesser Antilles, and it is still
being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity.Being
one of the youngest islands, I would say,
Dominica.
Answer#4: I say Dominica, only because I'm from there.
Hee-hee-heeJamaica seems a little more developed
than Dominica though, hmm..that's a good question.
I'll have to ask around and get back to you on
that. Which one are you from?
Answer#5: I suppose both islands appeared about the same
time. For general history facts and other items
of interest, you can check the CIA factbook (see
link below). This is generally a pretty good
source of info and includes maps.
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