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Nov 23, 2024
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HIST 2209 - Cultures, Contacts, and Conflicts in the Colonial Caribbean, 1492-1898
Investigates the colonial Caribbean as a place where the Atlantic peoples and cultures of Africa, the Americas, and Europe came into contact and conflict. The courses starts with the Portuguese, whose maritime innovations and voyages along the African coast laid the groundwork for the 1492 journey of Columbus. Next covered are the Spaniards, from Columbus and the discovery of gold on Hispaniola, to the later role of the Caribbean in the wider Spanish Empire. Also examined are the Dutch, English, and French as they voyaged to the Caribbean, both to plunder and to settle. Topics include: indigenous responses to European contacts, the development of sugar plantations and the importation of enslaved Africans, and how trade connected the peoples of the Caribbean with the wider Atlantic. In conjunction with attending class lectures and discussions, students read textbook and primary source readings, take quizzes and exams, and complete written assignments. Meets non-Western requirement.
Credit Hours: (3)
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