caribbean history and culture
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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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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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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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During the 1800s and 1900s, many
Caribbean islands won their
independence from European rule.
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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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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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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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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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