Perez Ch 1-2
The reasons that Cuba was strategically important in the 1400s and 1500s
What is "its status at the crossroads of Carribean naval traffic"?
The way that Cuban tobacco production worked under the Factoría and Real Compañia.
What is "a monopoly that controlled prices and production for the benefit of Spanish merchants"?
The event that took place on the French colony on the island of Hispaniola and its effects for Cuba.
What is "the slave rebellion in St. Domingue / modern day Haiti that disrupted global sugar supply, opening the door for Cuban producers, who also beneffited from immigration by ex-sugar producers and imported equipment"?
The state of the slave trade from the mid 1800s onwards.
What is "illegal but flourishing in practice in black markets / contraband trade"?
Some factors that led to the economic troubles in Cuba after the Ten Year's War.
What is "competition from other sugar-producing countries, the economic burden of recovery from war, and displacement of workers and peasants"?
The indigenous group that was among the earliest inhabitants of the island.
What is the "ciboney"?
The Bourbon's attitude towards activity in eastern cuba and its effectiveness.
What is "they tried to control the contraband trade but were not effective"?
The effect of increased sugar production on other agricultural sectors such as coffee and tobacco.
What is "sugar became essentially a monoculture, displacing coffee and pushing tobacco into small illicit farms in the hills, although it never 100% died"?
The attitude of Cuban elites towards Texas.
What is "hopeful, as Texas had seceded from Mexico to protect slavery as an institution, and been accepted into the United States, where slavery and democracy seemingly coexisted"?
The demographic changes in Cuba in the years immediately after the Pact of Zanjón / End of Ten Years War.
What is "an influx of Spaniards and an exodus of Cubans to Europe, Latin America, and the US"?
The second indigenous group that displaced the original settlers.
What is the Arawak / Taíno / Sub-Taíno?
The impact of the entry of Spain into the 7-Years War in Europe between England and France.
What is "the British occupation of Havana"?
The most important foreign trading partner for the Cuban economy by the mid 19th century, and why.
What is "the United States, due to proximity, population growth in the US, and mutual convenience in terms of desired goods"?
The attitudes of the American Founding Fathers towards a free and independent Cuba.
What is "fear of another black republic, such as Haiti, and disbelief in the ability of Cubans to self-govern"?
The most important figure in Cuban revolutionary history in the 19th century, and his ideology.
Who is "José Martí, who wanted Cuba Libre, or independence from both Spain and the US"?
The two leading causes of death among indigenous people after the initial Spanish conquist.
What are "suicide and epidemic disease"?
The impact of the British occupation of Havana.
What is "short term economic boom on the island, long term showed the island that they could thrive absent colonial control"?
The attitudes towards slavery, sugar, and colonial structures in the east as compared to the west.
What is "the east had smaller farms, less sugar production, and a less modernized economy, which made them less in favor of slavery and other colonial structures"?
The actions taken by Spanish colonial authority in response to Cuban separatist sentiment.
What is "the threat of the emancipation of slaves, and the immediate abolition of slavery"?
The economic path of Cuba in the 1890s.
What is initial years of economic explosion with huge amounts of trade with the US, followed by increased tarriffs, protectionist policies, and economic recession tied to lower sugar profits?
The impact that the establishment of colonies in México and Peru had on Cuba's population.
What is "many early settlers left, and whole towns and villages were abandoned"?
The practice, and implications, of coartación.
What is "the practice of slaves buying their own freedom, usually in urban areas, which created a free population of color"?
The reasons that Cuba did not become independent when other Spanish colonies did, such as Mexico Peru and Colombia etc.
What is "a disproportionate reliance on slavery and fear of social unrest, as well as later relocation of Spanish administrators and troops"?
The causes and effects of the Grito de Yara, which started in a specific part of the country, and the Ten Year's War.
What is "general dissatisfaction with colonial rule, and less reliance on slavery, caused a rebellion in the East, which caused ten years of conflict without much progress, although slavery did end afterwards"?
The fundamental reasons that Cuba could not achieve independence from Spain through traditional politics.
What is the disproportionate representation of Spaniards / peninsulares in Cuban politics, at every level, and the complicity of both major political parties as a result?