Indies

The time between 1650 and 1750, was a bustling moment. New trade was beginning to develop as the thirteen colonies in America was developing. Along with the other colonies in the West Indies, their rapid growth led to new economic bases, differing from the Old World. The Atlantic trade routes established in the mid-1600’s effected the economic development in the British North American colonies because of the staple crops that were being traded, the growing slave trade, and the Colonial-British…

The interesting voyages of Christopher Columbus will everlastingly be told and celebrated by many. Gloria Deák answers the inquiries concerning Columbus' noteworthy attempt to fill in the blank spaces on who he was, what he set out to fulfill, and where he succeeded. Deák depicts Columbus as an incredible mariner whose achievement in intersection the Atlantic Ocean was an unequaled feat of navigation. She goes on to clarify that almost no evidence is given to propose that he was the heroic…

objectives in the region, there were many who opposed those treatments. Bartolomé de las Casas a Catholic priest, was the most eloquent critic of Spanish mistreatment of the New World’s native population (de las Casas, p.7). In his document, History of the Indies (1528), de las Casas aimed to inform the public back in Spain of the atrocities that occurred on the island of Hispaniola by Spanish “comendadors” and attempted to persuade them to stop such practices. When de las Casas arrived in the…

In the West Indies, the white owner (usually male) would always be at the top of the social hierarchy. Below the white owner, were usually white servants that worked for the owner. The slaves were the lowest on the social hierarchy, but there were some slaves that were better off and above others. For example, slaves that were skilled craftsmen had a higher rank or reputation than those that were field slaves that mainly worked on the farms and did more laborious tasks. Field slaves were…

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer born in Genova, Italy around 1451, although being born into a poor family his father was able to send him to the University of Pavia where he studied navigation, Latin, geometry, geography and astronomy. Columbus spent much of his life in Portugal and Spain, after seeking funds for an expedition to locate the Land he believed to be Asia, it was here he met with Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand who obliged him. He was highly revered because of his…

Their theses are approximately the similar, referencing the necessity of the spread of Christianity with more concern for native rights in the Indies at the time. Both sources also state similar accounts that most of the natives are born morally good people but with the corruption that they are facing from many Spanish missionaries, they will soon be too sinful to serve the Lord. This is important…

de los Caballeros, Spain. He went to the University of Salamanca, where he was funded by Pedro Arias Dávila. His father wanted him to become a lawyer, but he told his father that he was going to explore the West Indies. In 1514, young de Soto joined the expedition to explore the West Indies. He was an excellent horseman, so he was appointed captain of the cavalry expedition troops. He left Panama for Nicaragua, and later Honduras. He quickly proved that he was a good explorer by getting riches…

The Atlantic Slave Trade, 1770 – 1807 The Atlantic Slave Trade impacted Britain in a number of ways. In the following I will explain how Britain was affected by discussing, The Triangular Trade, the use of African Slaves, and the positive and negative effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade had on Britain. The Triangular Trade was a huge part of the Atlantic Slave Trade and Britain played a main part in it. The Triangular Trade consisted of three passages: The outward passage, the middle passage…

series of owners. Rowlandson was sold to various “husbands” while Equiano was sold to a chain of owners taking him from his home to the West Indies. Describing his physical confrontation with multiple overseers, Olaudah Equiano writes, “These overseers are indeed for the most part persons of the worst character of any denomination of men in the West Indies. Unfortunately, many humane gentlemen, by not residing on their estates, are obliged to leave the management of them in the hands of these…

south. The strategy was to defend the West Indies and capture the tobacco and rice growing areas in Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. Another strategy was to raise for loyalist troops to help fight the Patriots. At the time this may have seemed like a good idea, but with the French becoming a more important role in the war Britain underestimated the Patriot French alliance. The war in the south was about trying to protect the sugar islands (West Indies) from French forces. When France…