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    Caribbean History and CultureCh. 7, Section 2, Part 2

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    Caribbean History and Culture

    The Spaniards established the first

    permanent European settlement in the

    Western Hemisphere in 1496. That settlement is now the city of Santo

    Domingo, capital of the Dominican

    Republic.

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    Caribbean History and Culture

    The Spaniards, the English, the French,

    and the Dutch have had an influence on

    the culture of the Caribbean. Each of these groups founded colonies

    on many of the islands.

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    Caribbean History and Culture

    By the mid-1600s, most Native

    Americans in the Caribbean islands had

    died from disease and harsh treatment. Enslaved Africans were then forced to

    work on sugar plantations.

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    Caribbean History and Culture

    During the 1800s and 1900s, many

    Caribbean islands won their

    independence from European rule.

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    Caribbean History and Culture

    Cuba is the only country in the Western

    Hemisphere with a government based

    on the ideas of communism. It is known as a communist state, in

    which government leaders have strong

    control of the economy and society as awhole.

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    Caribbean History and Culture

    Not all of the Caribbean islands are

    independent.

    For example, Puerto Rico and some ofthe Virgin Islands are linked to the U.S.

    as territories.

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    Caribbean History and Culture

    The people of the Caribbean haveAfrican or mixed African and European

    ancestry.

    Most of the people speak a Europeanlanguage and follow the Roman

    Catholic or Protestant faiths.

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    Caribbean History and Culture

    The Caribbean has a variety of lively

    music.

    Jamaicas reggae music and Cubassalsa are examples.

    The bell-like tones of the steel drum are

    a part of the rich musical heritage.

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