<Li> Jamaica--The island was conquered from Spain in 1655 . It became independent in 1962 . </Li> <Li> British Virgin Islands--The islands were settled from 1666 . They remain a British territory . </Li> <Li> Cayman Islands--The islands were acquired from Spain in 1670 . They remain a British territory . </Li> <Li> Turks and Caicos Islands--The islands were first permanently settled in the 1750s . They remain a British territory . A linen market in the West Indies, circa 1780 </Li>

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