Caribbean

ultimately led it to become a global beverage? It was the open, traveling nature of Sufi sects that encouraged the spread of coffee outside of the Sufi dhikr worship meeting and into the Middle East, and the acceptance and legalization of slavery in the Caribbean which ensured proper production of coffee that resulted in coffee becoming a major global commodity. The open, less reclusive personality of Sufi sects allowed for the spread…

Throughout the years there has been much controversy on what events in history have influenced the world the most. Many scholars have agreed that both the Spanish conquest and colonization of Mexico and the Caribbean and the U.S. acquisition of Mexican and Caribbean territories are important turning points in history that have helped shape the social, economic, political and cultural characteristics of different Latin American countries. In order to comprehend the great importance of the Spanish…

extinction through murder, enslavement, and disease, although not before some interbreeding took place, largely the rape of Taino women.” With the diminution of the Indian workforce, the colonizers resorted to bringing the African Negro to the Caribbean basin in order to maintain the extraction of the commodity; in 1513, African slaves first arrive in Puerto…

The same renowned author, James Loewen reveals in a different article, “As soon as the 1493 expedition got to the Caribbean, before it even reached Haiti, Columbus was rewarding his lieutenant with native women to rape” (Loewen 6). The quote explains why Columbus could be considered inhumane because he is taking advantage of the natives he had enslaved. He hadn’t cared…

Located near the southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, Central America and north of South America, the Caribbean has over 7000 islands, all sharing different benefits. The fifth best island in this huge archipelago is the largest island called Nevusa. Nevusa has an area of approximately 7,000 square miles. It has a vast amount of wildlife, ideal for hunting, with three convenient ports around the island. The fourth best island, known as Terre de Mas, is basically the opposite of Nevusa. Terre de Mas…

earthquake hit this small country in the Caribbean. In Haiti, this was a devastating natural disaster that has effected the country even to this day. Ever since the earthquake the economic infrastructure of the country has been severely struggling (Massive Earthquake Hits Haiti, n.d.). The struggles of this country have been going on for decades even before the earthquake, but the challenges that the people face have all been the same. Haiti can be found in the Caribbean sharing boarders with…

surround it are important to its country. The Dominican Republic, mainly known for its gorgeous beaches and lavish resorts, is an island nation in the Caribbean. It is located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola (Gonzalez, 2016). The Dominican Republic shares the western part of land with Haiti and borders the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. On a scale of the World’s largest countries, the…

INTRODUCTION The country of Barbados is a small island which is located approximately in the middle of the Caribbean sea and the Atlantic ocean. The capital of the country is called Bridgetown, it can be found near the harbour on the southern west coast of the country. It varies northwest around of Venezuela and faces eastern of the Winward island members. The approximate size of Barbados has an area of four hundred and thirty (430) square kilometers which is one hundred and sixty six (166)…

Another change in trade in Latin America was the start of the slave trade in the Caribbean because Latin America became a hub for the slaves delivered by the Portuguese from West Africa. Apart from that, a change in trade was the growth of the plantation economy in Latin America because this increased the demand for slaves in the region as well as the profits made by the slave traders in the Caribbean. One of the continuities in Latin America during 1500-1750 was the dominance of European…

definitely been instilled in me specifically by my mother at an early age, to think for yourself, have an open mind, to acknowledge who I am and it 's place in society. Certain members of my family, especially my grandmother would identify as Caribbean American. She was born in Trinidad and migrated to the United…