The US Virgin Islands: Abolishment Of Slavery
Dillon Gallagher
Wanisha Fahie
Caribbean Culture
7 May 2017
The U.S Virgin Islands
The U.S Virgin Islands are great places where tourist can come and vacation from all over the world. They have beautiful clear water beaches, where the weather is mostly humid. They also have a variety of activities to participate in while visiting the islands. Although the USVI might be a paradise to vacationers, it has had significant history that has contributed to both the Caribbean and the United States. From its discovery in 1493 to the abolishment of slavery, the USVI has been through multiple hardships that has molded it into the Islands they are today.
The U.S Virgin Islands is made up of four main islands that have a multitude of similarities and …show more content…
This is significant because throughout the Caribbean for the next few hundred years, resistance movements were very influential in the abolishment of slavery to both the USVI and the rest of the Caribbean. The tribe’s success to run Columbus off the island showed that they were dangerous and did have a fighting chance against the Spaniards. The caribs slowly started to diminish after this conflict, possibly because of famine and disease that the Europeans brought with them or orders from the spanish crown to kill the natives. For years, the USVI was not heavily populated and when the Spanish rule started to weaken, other colonizers from England and France started to take interest in the USVI. They took interest because everyone was looking to expand their territory at the time. When sugar cane became popular, other countries wanted in on the profit considering there was a big industrial revolution about to take place in Europe allowing for the possible expansion of power. Power seemed to be the purpose of everything. The exhaustion of resources in England France and Spain was the trigger for the colonization of the Caribbean . It was easy for the Danish to take over St Thomas because of how weak Spanish rule was becoming. Why were they becoming weak 1671 is the year the Dutch established the first colony on St Thomas. The Dutch built a fort named Fort Christian, that is still standing today according to our participants in an interview we conducted. The fort was in the town of Charlotte Amalie ( named after the queen) which later became the safest port in the Caribbean and is the capital of the USVI today. The fort was so safe because of its geography, the high mountains of St Thomas blocked inclement weather, that could destroy ships and cargo. This ideal location made St Thomas’s port very popular among sailors and pirates
Wanisha Fahie
Caribbean Culture
7 May 2017
The U.S Virgin Islands
The U.S Virgin Islands are great places where tourist can come and vacation from all over the world. They have beautiful clear water beaches, where the weather is mostly humid. They also have a variety of activities to participate in while visiting the islands. Although the USVI might be a paradise to vacationers, it has had significant history that has contributed to both the Caribbean and the United States. From its discovery in 1493 to the abolishment of slavery, the USVI has been through multiple hardships that has molded it into the Islands they are today.
The U.S Virgin Islands is made up of four main islands that have a multitude of similarities and …show more content…
This is significant because throughout the Caribbean for the next few hundred years, resistance movements were very influential in the abolishment of slavery to both the USVI and the rest of the Caribbean. The tribe’s success to run Columbus off the island showed that they were dangerous and did have a fighting chance against the Spaniards. The caribs slowly started to diminish after this conflict, possibly because of famine and disease that the Europeans brought with them or orders from the spanish crown to kill the natives. For years, the USVI was not heavily populated and when the Spanish rule started to weaken, other colonizers from England and France started to take interest in the USVI. They took interest because everyone was looking to expand their territory at the time. When sugar cane became popular, other countries wanted in on the profit considering there was a big industrial revolution about to take place in Europe allowing for the possible expansion of power. Power seemed to be the purpose of everything. The exhaustion of resources in England France and Spain was the trigger for the colonization of the Caribbean . It was easy for the Danish to take over St Thomas because of how weak Spanish rule was becoming. Why were they becoming weak 1671 is the year the Dutch established the first colony on St Thomas. The Dutch built a fort named Fort Christian, that is still standing today according to our participants in an interview we conducted. The fort was in the town of Charlotte Amalie ( named after the queen) which later became the safest port in the Caribbean and is the capital of the USVI today. The fort was so safe because of its geography, the high mountains of St Thomas blocked inclement weather, that could destroy ships and cargo. This ideal location made St Thomas’s port very popular among sailors and pirates