HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT.
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HISTORYOF THE CARIBBEAN
BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT
BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACTTAINOS
BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACTTAINOSCARIBS
BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACTTAINOSCARIBSCIBONEY
BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACTTAINOSCARIBSCIBONEYARAWAKS
THE COLONIAL ERA
SPANISH arrive in 1492
THE COLONIAL ERA
SPANISH arrive in 1492They take over the islands and enslave
the aborignal peoples
THE COLONIAL ERA
SPANISH arrive in 1492They take over the islands and enslave
the aborignal peoplesAboriginals are worked so hard, and
treated so poorly, they almost become extinct
THE COLONIAL ERA
SPANISH arrive in 1492They take over the islands and enslave
the aborignal peoplesAboriginals are worked so hard, and
treated so poorly, they almost become extinct
To replace the workers, they start to import slaves from Africa.
THE COLONIAL ERA
SPANISH arrive in 1492They take over the islands and enslave
the aborignal peoplesAboriginals are worked so hard, and
treated so poorly, they almost become extinct
To replace the workers, they start to import slaves from Africa.
SLAVE TRIANGLE
THE COLONIAL ERA
OTHER EUROPEANS realize the value of the Caribbean for sugar, tea, coffee, and fruit
THE COLONIAL ERA
OTHER EUROPEANS realize the value of the Caribbean for sugar, tea, coffee, and fruit
BRITISHFRENCHDUTCH
THE COLONIAL ERA
OTHER EUROPEANS realize the value of the Caribbean for sugar, tea, coffee, and fruit
BRITISHFRENCHDUTCHMany wars between the Europeans in
the Caribbean
THE COLONIAL ERA
OTHER EUROPEANS realize the value of the Caribbean for sugar, tea, coffee, and fruit
BRITISHFRENCHDUTCHMany wars between the Europeans in
the Caribbean
THE COLONIAL ERA
SLAVERY ABOLISHED in the 1800’s
THE COLONIAL ERA
SLAVERY ABOLISHED in the 1800’sINDENTURED LABOURERS imported
from India and China
THE COLONIAL ERA
SLAVERY ABOLISHED in the 1800’sINDENTURED LABOURERS imported
from India and ChinaINDENTURED LABOURERS were
paid very little, and lived in poor conditions. (almost like slavery)
THE NEO-COLONIAL ERA
THE NEO-COLONIAL ERA
SPANISH-AMERICAN war ends in 1899
THE NEO-COLONIAL ERA
SPANISH-AMERICAN war ends in 1899
AMERICANS gain political and military control of all remaining Spanish occupied Caribbean Islands.
THE NEO-COLONIAL ERA
SPANISH-AMERICAN war ends in 1899
AMERICANS gain political and military control of all remaining Spanish occupied Caribbean Islands.
TODAY: most of the Caribbean economy is under the control of the USA.