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When did European powers establish colonies in the Caribbean islands?
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∙ 12y ago
not sure but i think in the 1500's
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When did European powers begin establishing colonies in central America and the Caribbean islands?
when is the worloud gone
What Caribbean countries were once British colonies?
Caribbean Countries that were once British Colonies are: Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Barbados Bahamas 5.St. Kitts & Nevis British Virgin Islands Turks and Caicos (Although Guyana is not Geographically located in the Caribbean relations with Caribbean brethren may make it seem so. Especially since Guyana was also a British Colony.) British Honduras Now known as Belize Dominica Grenada St. Lucia
Who ruled many of the Caribbean islands until recently?
Many of the Caribbean islands were once foreign territories or Spain, The Netherlands, France, UK, US or the Dutch. Many of the islands are still part of those nations.
The smaller islands of the southern Caribbean are part of the what?
lesser antilles
Where were the majority of African slaves sent to?
In the Transatlantic slave trade, slaves were sent to Brazil, the Caribbean islands, and the British colonies in North America, which later became the United States. The United States outlawed the importation of slaves in 1808.
When did European powers begin establishing colonies in central America and the Caribbean islands?
when is the worloud gone
How did the European influence affect central America and the Caribbean islands?
Without European colonies in Central America and the Carribean Islands the Maya people would have probably stayed in those areas therefore none of the countries would have been a colony like it is today
Was Spain the first European country to colonize Caribbean Islands?
sure did
Name the 4 European countries that colonized the Caribbean islands?
Great Britain, Denmark, Holland, France, Portugal, Spain and Sweden all colonized the Caribbean islands.
Who were the first europeans to come to come to the Caribbean islands?
Christopher Columbus was the first European to come to the Caribbean on his four voyages
What happened to the Native Americans who inhabited the islands of the Caribbean?
they were wiped out by european disease and brutality
What was the name of the three way trade cycle between the colonies and the islands of the Caribbean and Africa?
the triangular trade
How many independent countries make up the Caribbean islands?
No; many are colonies of US, UK, France and Netherlands; but, by hypocrisy they are not called officially colonies.
Where do Caribbean people come from?
They are the people who come form the Caribbean islands neat the Gulf of Mexico. However their ancestry is probably part European and part African as the islands were settled during the slave trade.
Many Caribbean islands are independent but some remain politically linked to?
Many Caribbean islands are independent countries, while others remain politically linked to countries such as the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and the United States. These linked territories are referred to as Overseas Territories, Departments, or Territories, with varying levels of self-governance.
Why were southern Caribbean colonies most dependent on slave labor?
Most of the Caribbean islands were used to grow sugarcane and sugarcane is very labor intensive, as a result, large numbers of slaves were brought to the Caribbean Islands to grow and maintain sugarcane. This made the Caribbean economy heavily dependent on slave labor.
What Caribbean countries were once British colonies?
Caribbean Countries that were once British Colonies are: Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Barbados Bahamas 5.St. Kitts & Nevis British Virgin Islands Turks and Caicos (Although Guyana is not Geographically located in the Caribbean relations with Caribbean brethren may make it seem so. Especially since Guyana was also a British Colony.) British Honduras Now known as Belize Dominica Grenada St. Lucia
