Arawak

themselves, they were able to identify witches by the witches' mark. The witches' or devils' mark indicated that the person wielding the mark had sold their service and duty to him. How it began The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692. It all started when an Arawak slave called Tituba began telling otherworldly tales to 9 year old Elizabeth Parris and 11 year old Abigail Williams. Eventually, other girls joined in to listen to Tituba's stories. The new group included Ann Putnam (11), Mercy Lewis…

In 1950, Aimé Césaire of the French island of Martinique published his essay “Discourse on Colonialism.” He constructed this work to discuss the concept of colonialism in regards to Europe and Western civilization. Europe is guilty of three crimes: being incapable to solve problems that it itself has created, closing its eyes to serious problems, and using its principles for trickery and deceit. In return, Europe deserves the consequences they have faced as a result of colonialism. Césaire…

When Christopher Columbus, first set foot on the Americas and first made contact with the Arawaks, his immediate written thought was that since the natives were so very willing to trade all of their goods, and were naive about arms, “they would make fine servants… With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want” (Zinn…

In, Lies my Teacher Told Me, by James Loewen, many different important points are made about how the history textbook industry is corrupt, telling lies, or not telling the whole truth to the young readers. This should be very evident to most people, since textbooks spanning from elementary to high school often tell different pieces of information, and sometimes, complete opposite of those pieces of information. For years, history textbooks have been corrupted by the economically elite, and…

British, Toussaint had taken control of the West and Northern part of the island.14 By 1804 the enslaved had freed themselves from the institution of slavery January 1, 1804 Saint Domingue declared independence and renamed itself Haiti its original Arawak name and inspired many revolts in North America. The Antigua Conspiracy 1736 occurred in the British West Indies under the following conditions: economic distress and famine, the social structure of the slave holding regime permitted the…

the involved groups is highly employed in learning trade and commerce. Learning the artifacts of these groups are also important in learning more about the economic activities of the involved groups. The other cultural groups include the Acadians, Arawak, Blackfeet, and the Caddo. The economic activities of the Mississippians are closely linked to those of the other Native North…

The Age of Exploration was a time of discovery when glory was great, gold and land was procured by the lots, and God was accepted as the sole higher power in a variety of regions. Although these seem to be a magnificent time, not all benefited from this period. A multitude of explorers had to go to great lengths to achieve these goals, including terrorizing people, which influenced others to do the same. Through the immorality of the motivations, actions, and events that occurred during the Age…

Located in the northern region of South America on the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela dates back to the fifteenth century when Columbus visited it in 1498. During this period in time the country was inhabited by the Arawakan people and others. Venezuala was colonized by Spain in the late 1520s and eventually became part of the viceroyalty of New Granada. Over a period of time, Venezuela won their independence in 1821 in federation with Columbia and Ecuador. This enabled them to break off and be…

American spelt backwards. Initially, Horace Miner views the American culture through magical powers that establish the creation of the culture. Therefore, the Nacirmea culture originates from the Canadian Cree, Yaqui, Tarahumare of Mexico, the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles, which the origin comes from the natives who first landed in America. However, Nacirema comes from the hero Notgnihsaw, who is Washington, spelt backwards is the first president of the United States. The main concern of…

Jamaica is an island that is well known, but how well do we know it? This island has been through so much during its time of independence, and even before that. Jamaica was once an island inhabited by a group of people called Arawaks also known as Tainos. They lived a simple life of farming and community. The men hunted while the women planted and took care of the household. That was all soon to be changed. Christopher Columbus, and the Spaniards, were the first group to explore…