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By 1793 the Tahitians led an uprising against the British during which Fletcher Christian was killed, along-with most of the British men. By the end of the conflict all of the Tahitian men had died. This left only four British men and the Tahitian woman, the survivors did not treat the woman any better and learnt how to make alcohol on the island. The woman tried to escape from the island but because of the islands isolation, escape was impossible. This led to the woman eventually rebelling against the men. Some of the men committed suicide and by 1800 only one of the original mutineers remained, John Adams, after which the 'capital' village of Pitcairn is named.
The island now only consisted of John Adams, nine Tahitian woman and many children. Adams had kept a bible from the bounty and used it to convert the islanders to Christianity. They built a small church and Christianity became a major part of life for those on the island. Adams created a small
During its time as a British colony, the island gained a trivial reputation and for a minority gained a certain appeal. During the 1820's, three more Britons moved to Pitcairn and married the Pitcairner woman. In 1829 John Adams died and the island once again became completely lawless, they were now able to import alcohol and fights and disease became commonplace once again. In 1832 an American named Joshua Hill arrived on the island, Hill banned alcohol and made a makeshift prison which he used to imprison anyone who made the slightest mistake, as to try and return order to the island. Hill was driven off the island in 1838 after a British ship captain helped the islanders draw up a legal code.
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