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Goodwill Secondary School include the presence of highly trained and qualified teachers. All teachers at the school are teacher trained from the Teacher Training College on the island. Additionally, many are graduates from the University of the West Indies (UWI). Those who are not graduates are currently at UWI attaining their degrees. The school has a relatively small student population as compared to other Government run schools locally. The school offers a variety of curriculum with…

The end of slavery and the slave trade in the British Empire began with the Abolition of the slave trade act, 1807. This action by the Parliament made it illegal to engage in the slave trade throughout the British colonies. [footnoteRef:1] Abolishment groups continued to pressure the government for more changes and the eventual passage of the Slavery Abolition act of 1833 freed all slaves throughout the British Empire. These political movements were the result of several decades of…

The Articles of Confederation, ratified by all thirteen states on March 1, 1781, did not provide the United States with an effective government. In order to determine exactly how ineffective this government was, we need to look deeper into the economic, political, and ideological aspects that the Articles of Confederation presented at that time. Economically, the Articles of Confederation left Congress with no power to regulate commerce, which resulted in the states being able to establish laws…

Europe was to come across the mainland of Asia by sailing west of Europe. Knowing that the massive continent of Africa was in the was if your head east, they decided to head west. This seemed like a good plan until they ended up coming across the Indies in the Carribean. Columbus did not expect to reach these many beautiful islands and he thought he was in Asia at first. He is different as compared to other explorers such as William Bradford because he was exploring for global recognition.…

Vaca’s book. Both books were detailed and adventurous, but Vaca’s book was more appealing to me. Although both books are memorable in different ways the book by Vaca’s is more memorable to me. In his book he tells about the exploring on the “West Indies” little did he know is that where he landed was present day America. While reading Vaca’s book I feel like I’m there with him on his journey. In the other book by Casas I really don’t feel like I’m with him and he describes the situation…

In my opinion Oliver Hazard Perry was a good leader. In my opinion, Perry was a good leader because he was smart, paid close attention, and knew what to do. Also he wasn’t dumb, he knew what he had to do and did it with no questions asked.(At least that’s all I know) Perry was a good leader because not only was he an American naval commander, but he destroyed the British at the Battle of Lake Erie. During the war against Britain, Perry supervised the building of a fleet at Erie, Pennsylvania. He…

this time, declaring that they, like men deserve all the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Jazz was a genre invented in the 20s. It was a melting pot for people, with a mix of black music, spirituals, blues gospel, white music even west indies. Jazz music was a union, for people of all races to…

Virginia sent back tobacco and wood for slaving ships in return for the Bristol slaving voyage and in the case of the islands of St Kitts and Jamaica for sugar. By the mid 1670s, one third to half of the trade was dependent on American and the West Indies markets. which illustrates the continuous connection between the areas of the Atlantic world and would place Bristol in a strong position in order to become involved with the slave trade. Madge Dresser described Bristol as being of “crucial…

Dubbed the Age of Imperialism, the 17th-20th century was a time of immense growth and expansion, during which the majority of European states sought to extend their influence and wealth through the expansion of their territories overseas. The promise of economic growth and prestige encouraged European nations to expand their territories. However, eventually the European powers turned on each other to enlarge their own empires. Imperialism began with the division of the African continent between…

The Europeans first developed ships and other maritime technology in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Using these ships, they were able to conquer distant lands and establish fortified trading outposts. All this helped helped bring in the money needed to finance further exploration and conquests. The wealth also helped bring Europe more power than it has ever seen before. Their invasions in the Americas caused a great deal of change though. All the European microbes, plants,…