Europeans came into contact with the Caribbean after Columbus’s momentous journeys in 1492‚ 1496 and 1498. The desire for expansion and trade led to the settlement of the colonies. The indigenous peoples‚ according to our sources mostly peaceful Tainos and warlike Caribs‚ proved to be unsuitable for slave labour in the newly formed plantations‚ and they were quickly and brutally decimated. The descendants of this once thriving community can now only be found in Guiana and Trinidad. The slave trade which
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Folk Dance The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes: * They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training‚ often to traditional music or music based on traditional music. * They are not designed for public performance or the stage‚ although traditional folkdances may be later arranged and set for stage performances. * Their execution is dominated by an inherited tradition rather than by innovation
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’for the world of the caribbean the arrival of Columbus constituted a major turning point Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who was credited with "discovering" the New World (a European term for the continents of North America and South America). Columbus made four voyages to the Caribbean and South America between 1492 and 1504. As a boy‚ Columbus worked as a sailor on merchant and war ships in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1476 he went to Lisbon‚ Portugal‚ where he learned
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oppression‚ be addressed. Europeans first came into contact with the Caribbean after Columbus’s journeys in 1492‚ 1496 and 1498. The desire for expansion and trade led to the settlement of the colonies. The indigenous peoples‚ mostly serene Tainos and hostile Caribs‚ proved to be unsuitable for slave labor in the newly formed plantations‚ and they were quickly and brutally defeated. The slave trade which had already begun on the West Coast of Africa provided the labor needed for the sugar‚ coffee‚ cotton
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they were treated and decided to react either violently or non-violently towards the owners or planters. The Amerindians were one of the first migratory groups in the Caribbean. This group came in two main groups‚ which were the Tainos/Arawaks who came first‚ then the Caribs/Kalinagos. This group was the first to face oppression by the Europeans when the later arrived. When the Europeans arrived they disrupted the peaceful environment in which the Amerindians used to plant their crops. They came to
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The Impact of Historical Processes in the Caribbean. Migratory movements and the establishments of patterns of settlements by different groups within the Caribbean from pre-Columbian times to the present. The development of systems of productions: Encomienda‚ Slavery‚ Indentureship and the plantation system. Responses of Caribbean people to oppression and genocide: resistance‚ development of peasant groups. Movements towards independence Political enfranchisement Movement towards Independence
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Introduction Jamaica is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas after the United States and Canada. Although a small island in the Caribbean Sea‚ Jamaica is a melting pot of cultures from all around the world. From the beggining‚ the island was inhabited by ancient tribes with different coustoms‚ beliefs and backrounds. Since Columbus discovered the island in 1494 nothing remained the same‚ the Spanish colonists assumed control of the island and forced most of it’s native
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arrival to the West Indies‚ he met two Amerindian tribes. These were the Kalinagos (Caribs) and the Tainos (Arawak). The Arawak tribe greeted Columbus and his Spanish comrades with gifts and food while the Carib tribe retreated in land and observed the intentions of the Europeans. These behaviors can be seen in picture one on this page‚ which shows the Amerindians greeting Columbus and the Spaniards and the Caribs retreating in land. Picture one taken from (“Amerindians greeting
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Voyages of Christopher Columbus From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Discovery of the Americas" and "Discovery of America" redirect here. For other uses‚ see Discovery of the Americas (disambiguation). Voyages of Christopher Columbus | The Four Voyages of Columbus | Participants | Christopher Columbus and crew | Location | Americas | Date | Between 1492 and 1506 | Result | European exploration of the Americas | In the early modern period‚ the voyages
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Trinidad. When he actually came‚ Trinidad was already inhabited by indigenous people more commonly known as the Amerindians. These Amerindians consisted of many different groups but with reference to Trinidad‚ it consisted of the Tainos and the Kalinagos or the Arawaks and the Caribs. They occupied Trinidad 650 AD before Columbus’s arrival and Spain claimed Trinidad as a Spanish colony from then. The misconception they faced was that the Amerindian people did not have a right to own and control the island
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