INTRODUCTION TO THE CARIBBEAN

1. Discuss three significant ways in which Columbus’ first voyage to the Caribbean has impacted the courses of both European and Caribbean histories.

2. Analyze what you consider to have been two of the most significant factors that contributed to the longevity of the system of slavery in the Caribbean, and what was/were the main cause/s of its eventual dismantling.

3. Discuss some of the ways in which enslaved Africans in the Caribbean fashioned their own meaning for their lives, in spite of the dehumanizing conditions of slavery.

4. Discuss the main factors or conditions that contributed to the slaves’ success in the Haitian Revolution and its impact on the institution of slavery in the Caribbean.

5. Examine any two major problems, currently facing Caribbean societies, which may be attributed to the legacies of the system of slavery, illustrating this historical connection.
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