were not previously exposed to the diseases so they were extremely susceptible to them. Later in time‚ triangle trade was initiated. This trade pattern was influenced and facilitated heavily by the increasing rate of exploration. The Americas‚ the Caribbean‚ Europe‚ and Africa were included to trade goods‚ ideas‚ and slaves. African slaves were of high demand to be sent to the Americas to work on sugar and tobacco plantations. This labor was inexpensive compared to the native Americans and indentured
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The Columbian Exchange is the one-time movement of animals‚ crops‚ ideas‚ and disease that took place between the new world and the old world. The event began after 1493‚ when Christopher Columbus had returned‚ having unknowingly discovered the Caribbeans. This is further
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Amerindians or indentured servants‚ the two other labor systems at this time. African slaves were immune to more diseases than the Amerindians‚ therefore they lived longer‚ which was a good investment. The English‚ French‚ and Dutch colonies in the Caribbean profited when they switched their laborers from indentured servants to African slaves. The rapid expansion of plantations in the West Indies required many more African slaves to work them. The amount of slaves traded from Africa doubled from the
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governed by five “Rules of the Game” all aimed at promoting mercantilism. There are five basic elements of the General Institutional Framework linking the hinterland to the metropole: the Inter caetera- laying down the “rules of the game‚” the Muscovado Bias‚ the Navigation Provision‚ and the Metropolitan Exchange standard - spelling out these rules; and the Imperial Preference (the only privilege extended to the hinterland). The Caribbean economist Norman Girvan contends that the transnational corporation
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able to expand its empire and dominate “non-Europe”? Europe: decentralized; non-Europe: centralized Rise of capitalism Different periods of colonization Caribbean/Americas – 1550s > India and rest of Asia – 1750 > Africa – 1884 (Berlin Conference) The emergence of mercantilism (= commercialism - 李嘉誠主義) (“buy cheap‚ sell dear”) Break from mercantilism - rise of industrial capitalism >1760 Defining capitalism… system of social relations that harnesses (吊帶lol from google translate) the creativity and
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Columbus introduced cane sugar to the islands of the Caribbean. During this time sugar was not known to most people in Europe. That changed soon enough and caused the production of sugar to become a large industry. The sugar trade was driven by land and climate‚ consumer demand‚ and the economy. Land and climate was a major factor in driving the sugar trade. Included in Document 1 is a Colonial Map of the Caribbean. The map presents that most Caribbean land are colonized by the British‚ French‚ and Spanish
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Dutch Slave Trade During the 17th and 18th centuries‚ mercantilism was the emerging economic policy through which the slave trade developed in Europe. In the Netherlands many historical events gave rise to a desire for domination of international trade. They were serious tradesman and were heavily involved in the profitable business of slavery. The Dutch‚ intelligent and self-ruling tradesmen took no time in displaying their dominance over rival countries‚ Portugal‚ England and Spain‚ in
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against the spanish for similar and different reasons. In the early eighteen hundreds of 1808 ‚ the new world empire of spain extended to the parts of the present day US west to Tierra del Fuego‚ from the Caribbean to the Pacific. By 1825‚ it was all gone except for a handful of islands in the Caribbean. a reason for this was that that the creoles had no respect. Creoles are people that are an ancestor
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American colonization by European powers began as early as the 10th century. One of the most extensive colonization was of Christopher Columbus’s expedition‚ where he in advertently found the Americas. His voyages sculpted the way for European conquest‚ exploration‚ colonization‚ and industrial development. Arrivals of European nations triggered extensive demographics and social change. England and France attempted in creating colonies in the 16th century‚ however failed to do so. In the following
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technologies and experiences‚ which will promote the wealth of all nations. It is a strong force that will continue to shape the future of most nations (Andersen‚ Taylor‚ 2011 p.230). Since societies and social groups had been studied in the Caribbean by sociologists‚ they had noticed that one’s culture‚ race‚ beliefs‚ traditions‚ and many more aspects‚ have been somewhere similar in many other countries around the world. When further studies were done‚ the only solution to this cause was recognized
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