My favorite place to go is Jamaica!
Awesome! Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean!
Yeah, its so pretty and diverse!
I heard the island was colonized by the Taino tribes before Columbus arrived!
I never knew Columbus made it there!
Yes, he did. Sadly, the Spanish enslaved the Tainos who were nearly decimated as a result.
Oh wow.  The Tainos lived on Jamaica?
Yes, they were native to Jamaica. The Spanish also brought many African slaves to the island.
So much interesting history of Jamaica.
the Spanish colonists. African slaves took advantage of the political turmoil and escaped to the island's interior, forming independent communities (known as the Maroons). Meanwhile, on the coast, the English built the settlement of Port Royal, which became a base of operations for pirates and privateers, including Captain Henry Morgan.
In the 18th century, sugar cane replaced piracy as British Jamaica's main source of income. The sugar industry was labour-intensive and the British brought hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans to Jamaica,
Haiti's population consisted of nearly 40,000 whites, 30,000 free coloureds and 450,000 slaves.
The Haitian Revolution of 1804, the only successful slave revolt in human history, precipitated the end of slavery in all French colonies.
History Modern history Americas Jamaica.
The Caribbean island of Jamaica was colonized by the Taino tribes prior to the arrival of Columbus in 1494.
The Spanish enslaved many of the Taino; some escaped, but most died from European diseases and overwork. The Spaniards also introduced the first African slaves.
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