Indies

The Bartolome de las Casas document, “The Devastation of the Indies”, written in 1565, says many things regarding both the Indians and the Spanish Christians. Bartolome de las Casas describes a number of events that took place between the Indians and the Christians who settled in the Indies, many of which were not respectable events. In “The Devastation of the Indies”, Bartolome writes about his view on the way the Indians were, on the way the Spanish were, and on the way the Spanish treated the…

Colonies Work the International Market This map fascinates me because it shows the strong influence that the colonies had on global trade and how they were relied on for revenues and resources. I also chose it because it shows what commodities are being traded and how the colonies acted as a “middle man” for goods being traded from the Caribbean and South America to Europe. Along with showing the popular ports it also shows what goods are being exported where. It shows that New England and the…

Interest of America Impartially Stated). In addition, if America departs from Great Britain, the colonies would lose control of the West Indies. Ownership of the West Indies plays the role in our trade. If we lose ownership of the West Indies, not only we will lose important trade, wars would rage on the ownership of the islands. Inglis describes losing the West Indies as, “Devastation and ruin must mark the progress of this war along the sea coast of America . . . Ruthless war, with all its…

Rory Feek Says He's Retired from Country Music According to People Magazine, Rory Feek is announcing his retirement from country music. He says, he simply cannot imagine performing without his late wife by his side. Naturally, just about everyone is asking when Rory will be taking the stage again, but he says he "has no plans to play or sing". Originally, Rory made his living from the songs he wrote for stars like Blake Shelton. But, when he met and married his wife, that all changed and the…

There were many different religions in the colonies and they were pretty much the same. Some colonies supported the religions while others wouldn’t. The New England Colonies were all puritans except for Rhode Island. The Middle Colonies had either no religion or were Anglican while the Southern Colonies were mostly Anglican. Most colonies, like European countries of the time financially supported on religion, called “established church” and supported. However, the other colonies encouraged all…

There, they were worked and beaten until it boiled down to the strongest ones that survived were considered tame enough to be sold to plantation owners. In 1782 the governor of Louisiana prohibited the importation of blacks from the West Indies because he saw them to be steeped in Voodooism and threatening to his citizens' safety. He set out to outlaw the practice of Voodoo fearing that it's evil would serve as a rallying point for slave uprising, especially as white colonists were greatly…

Olaudah Equiano’s The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, tells the story of an eleven year old, young man, who was captured and sold into slavery. Olaudah’s journey from the time he was sold into slavery to the time he found his was to freedom takes place not only at a physical lever, but also at a religious and intellectual level as well. Equiano is a man of conflict, considering his feelings about slavery are complicated, and often perplexed. But conclusively, he decides…

Downtown Indy, Inc. has had open communication over the years regarding Circle of Lights and the various changes to local, state, and federal security regulations. The partnership has allowed for a mutual understanding of the event scope and what is expected of each constituent involved in the event. However, with event tragedies occurring periodically in the United States and internationally, each organization must consider the adoption of new technologies to make appropriate adjustments. One…

wished that he would be a lawyer. But instead he wanted to an explorer. He wanted to be the first man to explore the west indies. Then later on in life he became the first to explore the west indies.When he did explore the west indies he came across a major interest .it was the mississippi river. Despite a new wife in spain , de soto grew…

“Left for Dead” describes the sordid tale of the USS Indianapolis. On July 30, 1945,the Indy was on a voyage to deliver and unknown shipment (later discovered to be the Atomic bomb) that could help win the war against the Japan. This war was particularly hard to win because Japanese soldiers were known not to surrender under any circumstances. After the bomb had been delivered to a secret destination, the Indy was attacked on the Petite route to another base. The USS Indy’s Captain(Charles…