The Polynesian settlers were raters isolated as there was very little inter island trade and the existence of the limestone island was in itself very difficult due to lack of rivers and cultivable soil. The modern history of Niue can be traced back to the 1740s with the arrival of Captain James Cook.
The country is named after British captain Captain James Cook who surveyed and landed on some of the islands between 1774 and 1777. ===Fiji=== The history of Fiji dates back to ancient times.
The British explorer James Cook sighted Grande Terre in 1774 and named it New Caledonia, Caledonia being the Latin name for Scotland.
The country is named after British captain Captain James Cook who surveyed and landed on some of the islands between 1774 and 1777. ===Fiji=== The history of Fiji dates back to ancient times.
In 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between the British Crown and various Māori chiefs, bringing New Zealand into the British Empire and giving Māori equal rights with British citizens.
Christianity was brought to the island by Peniamina in the year 1846 when he got converted during his stay at Samoa.
War and the imposition of a European economic and legal system led to most of New Zealand's land passing from Māori to European ownership, and most Māori subsequently became impoverished. From the 1890s the New Zealand parliament enacted a number of progressive initiatives, including women's suffrage and old age pensions.
The territory was ceded by Spain more than two centuries later, when in 1898 the United States took over the islands following the Spanish–American War.
From the 1930s the economy was highly regulated and an extensive welfare state was developed.
Meanwhile, Māori culture underwent a renaissance, and from the 1950s Māori began moving to the cities in large numbers.
Colonization took place thereafter and the island was declared as a part of the British Empire. The island country became independent in 1974 but still have a free association agreement with New Zealand and many of its citizens have become citizens of New Zealand.
The country gained its independence in 1979 and has since been known as Kiribati. ===Malaysia=== History of Malaysia is the written past of a country in South East Asia whose strategic sea-lane position brought trade and foreign influences that fundamentally influenced its history.
In the 1980s the economy was largely deregulated and a number of socially liberal policies, such as decriminalisation of homosexuality, were put in place.
Chamorro) history into three periods: "Pre-Latte" (BC 2000? to AD 1) "Transitional Pre-Latte" (AD 1 to AD 1000), and "Latte" (AD 1000 to AD 1521).
They arrived in Indonesia around 2000 BC, and confined the native Melanesian peoples to the far eastern regions as they expanded.
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