HISTORY 2EN3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: System On A Chip, Trinidad Express Newspapers, Yemoja
23 Oct 2011
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Gary elbow: 3 zone theory: the core (inner zone trinidad, dominican, jamaica, cuba, the fringe, periphery. Greater antilles: cuba, dominican republic, haiti, jamaica, cayman islands, puerto rico. Leeward islands: us/british virgin islands, antigua, saint martin, saint kits, guadeloupe. 3 unifying geo facts: except for bahamas is located in tropics, caribbean sea/atlantic ocean = trade between islands and other regions, long history of colonial dominations still impacts culture, society, economy. Tourism leads to one sided superficial vision of the caribbean do a good job of hiding all the issues. First area really incorporated into modern day capitalism slave trade and plantation system did not advantage the caribbean. Four major empires: british, dutch, french, spanish impose language and religion on their territories. Difference between spanish and british: one man rule vs. parliamentary politics. British: before 1810 allowed british to make own laws and given as they saw fit. The planter class had much more power than spanish elites on the islands.
