Slavery had been going on for hundreds of years in the Caribbean. The European powers dominated and exploited the region for its riches‚ resources‚ and its people and provided an oppressed servile class of Africans to use as a labor resource. The slaves would work on plantations against their will without any regard for their well-being or livelihood. Furthermore‚ as the industry began to develop‚ the Caribbean saw a major decline in slavery partnered with a rise in indentured servitude. This
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Diana Molinari G-3 12/17/14 What Drove the Sugar Trade? It is no exaggeration to say that the foundations of the modern globalized world were made of sugar. In the 15th century Europeans first encountered its sweet delights and by the late 1600s sugar growing had taken firm hold in the Caribbean. There are a few factors behind how this product became so popular. These factors are consumer demand‚ labor‚ and land. After the discovery of sugar‚ the demand for it was dramatically high. Consumer demand
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was characterised primarily by one protracted war launched by those enslaved against their enslavers’ (V. Shepherd). Discuss with special reference to the anti-slavery activities of enslaved Africans." Ra’Monne Darrell Gardiner 410004250 Caribbean Civilization Professor C. Curry University of the West Indies November 23rd‚ 2010 “Where ever there was slavery‚ there was resistance” (University of the West Indies 86). Before the arrival of the first African slave ship‚ until the expansion
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every possible nuance of Caribbean life‚ so that it is almost impossible to imagine life without them. Like all entities that change the world in which we live‚ globalization has both negative and positive impacts; in the Caribbean its positive aspects include a basic ‘knowledge-sharing’ and easier access to more resources. Disadvantages of globalization here in the Caribbean revolve mainly around the way in which it adversely affects our small island economies. The Caribbean has benefited in numerous
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Rationale Area of Research: Slavery in the Caribbean “What evidence is there to prove that the Africans‚ who arrived in the British West Indies‚ were ill-treated?”This project seeks to examine the nature of slavery in the British West Indies and to prove that the slaves endured harsh‚ inhumane conditions. Acknowledgement First of all I would like to thank the Lord for giving me the health‚ strength and understanding to complete this project. Secondly‚ I would like to pay credit to
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the Aboriginals have been fighting for the survival of their culture. The Aboriginals haven been take in and dominated to bring them in line with an idealistic European society. These themes have been put forward by Jack Davis in his stage play‚ No Sugar‚ the story of an Aboriginal family’s fight for survival during the Great Depression years. Admittedly Davis utilises his characters to confront the audience and take them out of their comfort zone‚ showing them the reality of Aboriginal treatment.
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Caribbean Voices : Living a Double life / Dual Identities. Caribbean Poetry is the expression of the constant dualistic nature of the Caribbean identity. Caribbean Poetry exemplifies a unique hybrid made from the voice of the Caribbean experience and its postcolonial English heritage but this creates an inner crisis. The inner crisis of two conflicting cultures that create further conflicting ideas of home and belonging on one hand and growth and fulfilment on the other. But it is also about the
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What drove the sugar trade? Theodore Roosevelt once said‚ “Do what you can with what you have‚ where you are.” For the British this meant using islands such as Jamaica and Barbados to produce‚ process‚ and sell sugar. Sugar cane thrives in hot humid‚ tropical climates. The British used sugar for things such as rum‚ molasses‚ and other auxiliaries. The sugar trade grew and thrived for three specific reasons: the perfect climate was available; sugar was new to Britain so people wanted
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CARIBBEAN STUDIES QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS: CAPE 2005 MODULE ONE: CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1. Identify the geographical sub-region to which St Lucia‚ Grenada and Antigua belong. (1 mark) - The Lesser Antilles 2. Name the chain of islands in the Caribbean which is located entirely in the Atlantic Ocean. (1 mark) * The Bahamas * 3. Explain what is meant by a ‘historical’ definition of the Caribbean region. (2 marks) * This describes those islands that saw the
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Sugar and Slavery: Molasses to Rum to Slaves Jean M. West What’s not to like about sugar? On the average‚ modern Americans consume 100 pounds of sugar per year. It’s sweet‚ and it gives a big energy boost. Well‚ yes‚ there are calories‚ cavities‚ and diabetes‚ but‚ in moderation‚ sugar is harmless ... right? In 1700‚ English consumption empire-wide was about four pounds of sugar per person per year. That certainly seems moderate. Yet in 1700 alone‚ approximately 25‚000 Africans were enslaved
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