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Who was the first known inhabitance of Jamaica?
Tainos or Arawaks
In what year did Christopher Columbus came to the Caribbean?
1492
How did the majority of the Tainos die?
They were killed, died from being overworked, and from diseases.
What is the definition of slavery in your own words?
Someone who is held against their will in captivity or bondage.
Who were the first Europeans to settle in Jamaica?
Spaniards
What were the names of the European(Spanish Ships) that sailed to the Caribbean?
The Nina, The Pina and The Santa Maria
What happened to the Spaniards in 1665?
They were overthrown by the British.
What did the Europeans bought the Africans to work on?
Sugar Plantation
Who was the first European person to 'Discover' Jamaica by Official Records and Nationality?
Christopher Columbus
Europeans came to the Caribbean to?
Find Gold and Spices
What was the main religion and church of the Europeans(Spain)?
Roman Catholicism
The Spaniards named there New Seville or Sevilla la Nueva.
St. Ann's Bay
What were some crops brought to Jamaica by the Spaniards?
Sugarcane, Banana, Orange
What were some animals brought to Jamaica by the Spaniards?
Dog, Horse, Goat, Cow, Pig
Why is the Caribbean called the West Indies?
Christopher Columbus thought he reached the Indies(Asia) in search of another route to Asia.
Columbus voyage was funded by who?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella