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Influences of the Past. Chapter 6 – Lesson 2. Mulatto. A person with African and European background. NATIVE GROUPS OF THE CARIBBEAN. Arawaks – lived in the Greater Antilles Caribs – lived in the Lesser Antilles Ciboneys – the first group on the islands. Commercial Farming. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Chapter 6 – Lesson 2Influences of the Past
Mulatto
A person with African and European background
NATIVE GROUPS OF THE CARIBBEAN
Arawaks – lived in the Greater Antilles
Caribs – lived in the Lesser AntillesCiboneys – the first group on the
islands
Commercial Farming
A kind of agriculture in which crops are raised for sale
The most important crop that the Spanish colonists grew was sugar.
Sugarcane
abolish
To end (slavery)
Indentured servant
A person who agrees to work for a certain period of time, often in exchange for travel expenses.
Columbian exchange
The movement of people, animals, plants, diseases, and ideas between Europe and the Americans in the 1400’s and 1500’s.
Columbian Exchange
People arrived in Central America from: Africa Spain Asia
These people brought: A variety of foods to Central America like
cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, melons, bananas, rice
Crops like potatoes and maize (corn). Livestock like cattle, pigs, and horses.
Columbian Exchange…
legacy
Anything handed down from an ancestor
Europe – melons, lettuce, onionsSpanish – Bananas, rice, yams
