Arawak

was responsible for the creation of racial identities and a new world completely dependent upon slaves. The destruction of the new world Indians caused 90% of new world people to disappear within a century of initial contact with Europeans. Taino Arawaks were…

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indigenous people called the Carbis, a warlike tribe with cannibalistic customs that lived in the Lesser Antilles islands, a string of islands, between Florida and Venezuela, encloses the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea ,the other tribe was called Arawak more known as Taino. Before the explorers came the Carib tribes were mostly a patriarchal society with the men being warriors and the women staying mostly at home doing all the domestic works and farming. Even though it was considered a…

here that Columbus’s primary intention was to open up European trade routes in India, but he docked in the Caribbean and mistook the American soil for Indian soil. Columbus journaled his first sights of the new land and his initial encounter with the Arawak natives, who he referred to as Indians. Columbus is greatly revered for his endeavors in the American continent; however, it is imperative that we recognize that his voyage wouldn’t have been possible without the efforts of many others. With…

came upon the present day Bahamas. Christopher Columbus claimed the Bahamas for Spain. While Columbus was in the Bahamas, he met a group of native people called the Arawak People. Columbus was able to establish trading of goods with the native people. Columbus traded thing like glass beads, cotton balls, parrots and spears the Arawak. The natives wore gold witch columbus and his crew liked. Columbus continued his exploration ending up in Cuba and Hispaniola. During their expedition, the Santa…

believed in spirits but the practices of their beliefs also varied from tribe to tribe. We will focus on one tribe that is most relevant to our research, the “Lucayan-Arawak Indians”. They are believed to be the first tribe Columbus encountered on his first voyage “when he arrived on the island he called Santa María de la Concepción” (Arawak Tribe of the Bahamas) In regards to their culture they are described as a “gentle culture” which cherished “...happiness, friendliness and a highly…

Race, the White Myth, and the American Bourgeoisie “There is not a country in world history,” Howard Zinn writes, “in which racism has been more important, for so long a time, as the United States” (23). Whiteness—that is, the white myth—is an elusive and ever-shifting qualifier, typically understood to mean “of European ancestry;” however, upon further interrogation, whiteness reveals itself as a signifier of power, class, and prowess in a nation that has thrived in its subjugation of ethnic…

Throughout history, many European countries formed colonies in the Americas. The most well-known countries were, Spain, England, and France, who all claimed land and worked to serve the mother country. However, they encountered many problems such as; a lack of knowledge of the land, unknown food sources, and, the Native Americans. The two books, A People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, and, A Patriot’s History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart, discussed different view…

The New World was a land full of choices for the settlers that discovered it to make. Despite the fact that the Spanish and English people came into the New World at different time frames, both countries had goals to achieve. The English wanted to establish settlements for a growing future nation, and the Spanish wanted gold and success in expansion as well. The Spanish and New England colonies in the New World in 1492-1763 had both major differences and similarities in government, religion, and…

slave trade, which destroyed whole “Indian” nations, and also led to bigger slave trade coming from Africa. “Columbus had to return some kind of dividend to Spain. In 1495 the Spanish on Haiti initiated a great slave raid. They rounded up 1,500 Arawaks, then selected the 500 best specimens (of whom 200 would die en route to Spain). Another 500 were chosen as slaves for the Spaniards staying on the island.” (James W. Lowen, Source 1) Countries followed in Columbus’ footsteps, selling and taking…