Royal Caribbean International

After the announcement of American independence, people who came to the USA from England, releaved their status as immigrants. Moreover, African immigrants who are usually distinguished from European immigrants and colonists, came to the U.S in the end of the slave trade in 1807. African immigrants had no other options about coming, as they were under the control of English colonists of Africa. The European and African immigrants in the USA have some similarities: the number of immigrants, the…

For many years, Haiti has been a country wallowing in disorder and confusion. The country faces prodigious levels of corruption and has an unorganized government filled with unjust laws. This past summer, I had the privilege of visiting Haiti, not knowing that I would obtain anything from it. On a hot, humid evening, I traveled from Massachusetts on a serene flight to the country of Haiti with my parents to teach the native children English. Upon arrival, an ivory, bulky-looking caravan…

Africa in the World, part four, starts with the chapter “Crazy Soup”, about the defeat of the Triple Alliance of American groups by Cortes. Juan Garrido, “an African turned Europea turned America”, became an agent of the Columbian exchange when he planted three kernels of bread wheat on American ground. The freedom that Garrido had wasn’t experienced by all Africans, with a majority of slaves doing back-breaking work to produce Portugal’s best cash crop, sugar. This country soon grew into an…

When looking at the African dispora from the 1400s until the 1800s, it can be said that the trading of black slaves from Africa to European countries and else where symbolizes a tragic and dramatic encounter of economy, culture, humanity, geography and world history. Due to the large number of the black slaves transferred from their homeland to various corners of the world, the slave trade even managed to constitute one of the first forms of globalization. However, the black people were brutally…

Throughout the course of human history, countless displays of inequality have taken place, ranging from mild forms to those of major brutality. Among these injustices was the transatlantic slave trade, in which people were cruelly ripped apart from their families and forced into lives of grueling, unpaid servitude. While some slaves were never freed, others lived to tell about the horrors they experienced. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African,…

activities is sure to keep your life interesting, everyone needs a little rest and relaxation form time to time. Is there any better way to enjoy your time away from work than hanging out on the beaches of Punta Cana? With beaches that face both the Caribbean and the Atlantic, you will have no shortage of stunning views and beautiful waters to explore. Fortunately, there is a vast selection of options when it comes to cheap flights from DCA to PUJ. Parking at DCA Whether you are looking for…

miscegenation in colonial Latin America. Professor Ray gave us the freedom to choose a specific colonial context in which to explore the themes of gender, race, and sexuality. The previous semester, I did a research project on enslaved women in the Caribbean, so I knew I wanted to explore Latin America to learn more about that specific colonial context. In order to find primary sources that would help me narrow down my project further, I went to the research help desk in the library and…

Imagine that your standing in a gigantic football stadium or an enormous baseball field that holds 100,000 people. Then picture 100 of those stadiums and think about how many people that would be. All of those and more people became slaves to the Europeans. This all happened when the Europeans colonized Africa. To begin, there are many reasons that the Europeans colonized Africa. Colonization is where people trade or claim pieces of land. For example, the Europeans wanted more materials such…

The Karankawa were speculated to be descendants of the “Carib” indians who according to Wikipedia, arrived by sea from the Caribbean basin in the seventeenth century. They were observed to be taller than any of the other indians in the region, and resembled the Caribs. The Karankawa Indians lived in the Coastal Plains region, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Their territory extended from the west end of present day Galveston down to Corpus Christi. We know that there were several tribes or…

Indentured workers were always available, and indenture practice never halted, the practice only diminished when slavery became available and more profitable to business. Indenture work was a solution established to bring labors to British colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Although initially all the servants came from England, throughout the colonial period migrants from other countries joined the flow of servants to British America; Scottish, Irish, and German immigrants…