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!
History of Jamaica
The Caribbean island of Jamaica was inhabited by the Arawak tribes prior to the arrival of Columbus in 1494. Early inhabitants of Jamaica named the land "Xaymaca", meaning "Land of wood and water". The Spanish enslaved the Arawaks, who were so ravaged by their conflict with the Europeans and by foreign diseases that nearly the entire native population was extinct by 1600. The Spanish also transported hundreds of West African slaves to the island.
In the year 1655, the English invaded Jamaica, defeating
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.
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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.
The Spanish