Haiti is a nation that shares their resource-rich Caribbean island with the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic; the Island is also known as Hispaniola. Haitians speak French and Haitian Creole. Since 1804‚ Haiti has faced much controversy over their independence and black-self government. The black-self government refers to the black slaves successfully receiving rights as slaves and individuals‚ which forced independence and freedom for blacks. Haiti achieved independence by a slave uprising;
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Gulf Coast past Louisiana. During the winter they reside in Florida seeking comfort in the warm water or near industrial facilities that discharge heat into the water. Another type of manatee called the Antillean manatee resides in Cuba‚ Jamaica‚ Hispaniola‚ Puerto Rico‚ Trinidad‚ and also along the Atlantic coast and up rivers of Central and South America‚ south to Brazil. These animals different from the Florida manatee will visit offshore freshwater springs‚ in order to probably
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leaving the home port and sailing to the African coast to pick up Africans who would be sold as slaves in the New World. The middle passage is the portion of the journey in which Africans were transported to the New World‚ particularly the Caribbean‚ “Hispaniola‚” or the American South‚ the “barracoons of Florida.” The third part of the trip was the return to the home port. The diary conveys the uneasiness‚ fear‚ and anxiety of the crew: “misfortune follows in our wake like sharks.” It also describes the
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who had captures elsewhere that this was an island‚ and he wanted to find it. From there‚ he found another Island‚ which he called Hispaniola. He remarks that all these islands are extremely fertile. The land is high and has many ranges of hills‚ and mountains incomparably finer than Tenerife. He saw them as green and lovely as they are in Spain in May. Hispaniola thus is a wonder‚ according to Columbus. He says that “The harbours are incredibly fine and there are many great rivers with broad
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Haiti a 10 million population was the first independent nation of Latin America. Haiti is geographically located in the subtropics on the western third of Hispaniola‚ the second largest island in the Caribbean. The neighboring islands are Cuba‚ Jamaica‚ and Puerto Rico. The official language in Haiti is Haitian Creole and French. America is a melting pot of cultures‚ since there are people from various countries who live there. American and Haitian culture may differ greatly but they are also compatible
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The Haitian revolution had outlived the French revolution which was their inspiration them from the beginning. Napoleon Bonaparte who was the ruler of France sent a troop out to capture Louverture and restore the balance that was once there. Louverture was taken and sent to prison where he ultimately died in 1803. Jean- Jacques Dessalines‚ one of Louvertures generals and also a former slave‚ led the revolutionaries at the Battle of Vertieres on November 18‚ 1803 where the French was defeated. They
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Great geographical discoveries - a popular term geographical discoveries made at the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ in particular: circumnavigation Cape of Good Hope by Diaz (1488)‚ the discovery of America by Columbus (1492)‚ and then the conquest‚ trip [[Vasco da Gama | to India (1498) and the first trip around the world‚ Magellan (1519-1522). These events triggered a further voyages of discovery and contributed to a significant widening of the geographical horizon of Europeans
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CHAPTER 19: Early Latin America Dilektos is required for Chapter 19. KEY TERMS Write a detailed and complete definition of the following terms (what does it mean and why is it significant?)‚ or identify and explain the significance of the individuals (what did they do and why are they significant?). DO NOT COPY your answers from the textbook. Your answers must be in your own words. Your answers should be a minimum of three (3) complete sentences. [*] represents information you need to know
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Christopher Columbus Was Christopher Columbus a world class hero‚ or a villain of the worst kind? Does he deserve the credit and fame that name is infamous for? Later in this work you will see why he could be considered hero and villain at once. As we learned‚ it’s all how you interpret the facts given too you. Christopher Columbus could be considered a villain for substantial reasons. He started many things that we today would consider intolerable by today’s standards. But it was not in the year
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influenza‚ typhus‚ diphtheria‚ yellow fever‚ malaria and the scarlet fever. Devoid of natural resistance to these diseases‚ the Native Americans died in great masses. Within fifty years of the Spanish arrival‚ the population of the Taino natives in Hispaniola dwindled from 1 million people to about 200. In return‚ the Europeans were infected with syphilis‚ which they acquired from the Native Americans. Other than disease‚ the Europeans introduced new crops and plants such as wheat‚ sugar‚ rice‚ coffee
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