buccaneering‚ and slavery. First discovered by Europeans in 1494‚ Columbus stopped on Jamaica on his second trip to the "New World" and encountered the indigenous Arawaks (Encyclopedia Americana‚ 2001‚ P 672). Later colonized by Spain in 1509‚ the land was abandoned when the lack of abundance of silver and gold was discovered. The indigenous Arawaks were overwhelmed with European disease and died out (Encyclopedia Americana‚ 2001‚ 672). These times will be some of the most peaceful times in Jamaican history
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whatever we want.” With this knowledge many explores took advantage of the Native Americans in their pursuit for economic gain. The Native Americans did not fight back or put up much resistance out of fear of being brutally tortured or punished. Native Arawak from haiti were forced by Columbus’s men to collect a certain amount of gold each month. The punishment if they didn’t collect enough gold was getting their hands chopped off and bleeding to death. Other Native Americans were forced to to go back
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helped Spaniards to progress by bringing gold and slaves from their expeditions. Although all of the gold that they gained weren’t simply handed to them. The Indians did not willing choose to become slaves. Blood was spilled by the conquistadors. The Arawaks were separated from their families and forced into slavery so that Columbus can get his gold. Columbus killed by the thousands when he was on the search for the gold mine’s location. These Indians were peaceful people but were drove to a depressive
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I. Introduction Caribbean Area 2‚754‚000 km2 (1‚063‚000 sq mi) Land area 239‚681 km2 (92‚541 sq mi) Population (2009) 39‚169‚962 Density 151.5 /km2 Ethnic groups Afro-Caribbean‚ European‚ Indo-Caribbean‚ Chinese Caribbean‚[2] Amerindians (Arawak‚ Caribs‚ Taínos) Demonym West Indian‚ Caribbean person‚ Caribbean Languages Spanish‚ English‚ French‚ Dutch‚ among others Government 13 sovereign states; 17 dependent territories Largest cities Santo Domingo Havana Santiago de los Caballeros Port-au-Prince
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England in the 1960’s was a changing point for their culture. This time was known as the Swinging Sixties. The country transformed from a conservative environment into a place full of freedom with hope and promise. The nation had just moved past the second world war‚ and now the youth culture was beginning to freely express themselves. Adults in tis time fought during their youth and wanted the youth to enjoy their time. One of the biggest aspects of the sixties in England was the music. Music
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they saw that there was life they traded and more. But some of the explorers and settlers’ thought to tell the “native” Americans that they were some sort of god and they were gullible. “The treatment of heroes (Columbus) and their victims (the Arawaks)-the quiet acceptance of conquest and murder in the name of progress-is only one aspect of a certain approach to history‚ in which the past is told from the point of view of
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The Caribbean cultural and society is really based on the whole process of Hybridization‚ which generally refers to the mixture and syncretic forms which occur in society such as the race‚ religion‚ language‚ food etc. This process began with the era of discovery when European and Amerindian copulated which resulted in the creation of the Mestizo. This later became entrenched in plantation society with the European and African producing the mulatto or coloured. Through hybridization members
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Americas‚ natives occupied the land and Vikings such as Leif Erikson had already come across the continent‚ it was just not well documented. Columbus never actually reached the continent of North America‚ he landed somewhere in the Caribbean. Columbus called the natives he found “Indians” because he believed he had reached India. Columbus died believing he had reached Asia rather than the Americas. 2. During or after reading the packet‚ write down passages that support and/or contradict each item
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Amid Star Trek It has been said that Star Trek is simply a western in space. The show was roughly set 250 years into the future‚ so would it be so profound to depart from the western-cowboy manner of writing? In season one’s twenty-third episode called “Space Seed” primeval stereotypes of women and Native Americans are exploited to boost ratings for the show. Only in more recent years have women portrayed strong‚ confident‚ and independent women in film and television; prior to these years they
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Christopher Columbus discovered Islands in the Bahamas‚ Cuba‚ and a “New World”. On the other hand the insert form “Columbus‚ The Indians‚ and Humans Progress” talks about how Columbus explored the Islands of the Bahamas and discovered the traits of the Arawaks Indians. Columbus brought back slaves to England. Both inserts explain what these explorers’ intentions were and what they brought back. Overall‚ these articles differ because one is mainly on Columbus and the other is on all explorers. Finally my
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