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HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN

HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT. TAINOS. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT. TAINOS CARIBS. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT. TAINOS CARIBS CIBONEY. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT. TAINOS CARIBS CIBONEY ARAWAKS. THE COLONIAL ERA. SPANISH arrive in 1492.

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HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN

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  1. HISTORYOF THE CARIBBEAN

  2. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT

  3. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT • TAINOS

  4. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT • TAINOS • CARIBS

  5. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT • TAINOS • CARIBS • CIBONEY

  6. BEFORE EUROPEAN CONTACT • TAINOS • CARIBS • CIBONEY • ARAWAKS

  7. THE COLONIAL ERA • SPANISH arrive in 1492

  8. THE COLONIAL ERA • SPANISH arrive in 1492 • They take over the islands and enslave the aborignal peoples

  9. THE COLONIAL ERA • SPANISH arrive in 1492 • They take over the islands and enslave the aborignal peoples • Aboriginals are worked so hard, and treated so poorly, they almost become extinct

  10. THE COLONIAL ERA • SPANISH arrive in 1492 • They take over the islands and enslave the aborignal peoples • Aboriginals are worked so hard, and treated so poorly, they almost become extinct • To replace the workers, they start to import slaves from Africa.

  11. THE COLONIAL ERA • SPANISH arrive in 1492 • They take over the islands and enslave the aborignal peoples • Aboriginals 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

  12. THE COLONIAL ERA • OTHER EUROPEANS realize the value of the Caribbean for sugar, tea, coffee, and fruit

  13. THE COLONIAL ERA • OTHER EUROPEANS realize the value of the Caribbean for sugar, tea, coffee, and fruit • BRITISH • FRENCH • DUTCH

  14. THE COLONIAL ERA • OTHER EUROPEANS realize the value of the Caribbean for sugar, tea, coffee, and fruit • BRITISH • FRENCH • DUTCH • Many wars between the Europeans in the Caribbean

  15. THE COLONIAL ERA • OTHER EUROPEANS realize the value of the Caribbean for sugar, tea, coffee, and fruit • BRITISH • FRENCH • DUTCH • Many wars between the Europeans in the Caribbean

  16. THE COLONIAL ERA • SLAVERY ABOLISHED in the 1800’s

  17. THE COLONIAL ERA • SLAVERY ABOLISHED in the 1800’s • INDENTURED LABOURERS imported from India and China

  18. THE COLONIAL ERA • SLAVERY ABOLISHED in the 1800’s • INDENTURED LABOURERS imported from India and China • INDENTURED LABOURERS were paid very little, and lived in poor conditions. (almost like slavery)

  19. THE NEO-COLONIAL ERA

  20. THE NEO-COLONIAL ERA • SPANISH-AMERICAN war ends in 1899

  21. THE NEO-COLONIAL ERA • SPANISH-AMERICAN war ends in 1899 • AMERICANS gain political and military control of all remaining Spanish occupied Caribbean Islands.

  22. 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.

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