Historical Migration in the Caribbean
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What was the primary role of the Cacique in Taino society?

  • He was a military leader only.
  • He was mainly responsible for farming.
  • He managed trade relations with other islands.
  • He served as a judge, high priest, and settled disputes. (correct)

Which statement about Taino warfare is accurate?

  • The Taino only waged war against the Kalinago.
  • The Taino were not involved in any conflicts.
  • The Taino communities sometimes fought each other for resources. (correct)
  • The Taino waged war using advanced military technology.

What was a common method of farming used by Taino women?

  • Slash and burn farming. (correct)
  • Guerilla farming techniques.
  • Hydroponics farming.
  • Aquaponics.

What physical characteristic distinguished the Kalinago from the Taino?

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Which form of communication was considered important to the Taino culture?

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How were Taino houses typically constructed?

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What type of spirits did the Taino believe in?

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What was a key component of Taino diet?

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What role did women primarily play in the social organization of the village settlement?

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How were leaders chosen in the village settlement?

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Which of the following best describes the religious beliefs of the village settlement?

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What was one of the customs practiced as part of the initiation into manhood?

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What structural design is characteristic of the houses built by the community?

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How did the indigenous people initially perceive Columbus and his men upon their arrival?

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What action did Columbus take with some of the indigenous people after discovering them?

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What might have contributed to the deaths of the Spanish men left in Hispaniola?

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Which indigenous group is often credited with the name of the Caribbean?

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What was the primary reason for the migratory patterns of indigenous people into the Caribbean?

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What vessel type did the indigenous Taino and Kalinago people likely construct for their travels?

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Where did the Taino people primarily settle in the Caribbean?

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Which geographical feature did early indigenous people cross to migrate into the Americas?

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In which islands did both the Taino and Kalinago people establish settlements?

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What misconception might some have regarding the migratory patterns of Caribbean indigenous peoples?

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What significant event marked the beginning of the European presence in the Caribbean?

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What was the primary reason for the increased importation of Africans to the Caribbean by the 1520s?

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What transportation route were Africans forced to travel to reach the Americas?

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When were Africans emancipated in the British Caribbean?

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What happened when slaves were emancipated in large Caribbean countries?

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Why was the importation of African workers eventually discontinued?

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Which group was willing to work on plantations after the emancipation of slaves?

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What was one consequence of Indian immigration to the Caribbean?

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Why did planters complain about Chinese workers?

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Flashcards

Pre-Columbian period

The time before Columbus arrived in the Americas, before 1492.

Taino people

Indigenous group in Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic) encountered by Columbus.

Kalinago people

Another indigenous group in the Caribbean, often called Caribs.

Caribbean Diaspora

The scattering of Caribbean people across different locations.

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Bering Strait

A narrow waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean, where the people migrating to the Americas likely crossed.

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Greater Antilles

The larger islands of the Caribbean, including Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico

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Lesser Antilles

Smaller islands in the Caribbean, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia.

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Indigenous Settlement Patterns

The ways indigenous people settled in the Caribbean following their migrations, focusing on the key islands like Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico.

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Taino Social Structure

Taino society was organized with hierarchical families and villages, often along rivers and coasts. Women were mainly farmers (slash and burn), while men hunted and fished. Families lived together in the same household.

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Taino Government

Led by a Cacique (religious leader, judge, and ruler) who inherited power. Helped by mitaynos (elderly men).

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Taino Customs

Included flattening babies' foreheads, singing, dancing, smoking tobacco, playing batos, and religious ceremonies.

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Taino Food Sources

Taino diet consisted of seafood (fish, crabs, shrimp), vegetables, pepper, cassava, iguana, small dogs, and other animals. They also prepared barbeque.

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Taino Housing

Taino houses were made of thatch, straw, wood, and poles. Cacique's houses were larger and rectangular.

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Taino Farming

Taino women were primarily farmers using slash-and-burn techniques for subsistence agriculture. Men may have assisted with strenuous tasks.

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Taino Technology

Taino people used canoes for trade and travel, stone tools, spears, bows and arrows, straw baskets, and hammocks.

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Taino Religion

Taino believed in spirits, often manifested as zemis, (objects of any shape), and that spirits were in everything.

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African Slave Trade (Caribbean)

The forced migration of Africans to the Caribbean for plantation labor, lasting from the late 1500s to 1838.

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Labor Crisis (Caribbean)

A shortage of workers in the Caribbean after the emancipation of slaves, leading to the importation of workers from other regions.

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Indian Immigrants (Caribbean)

Large-scale migration of indentured Indian workers to the Caribbean, primarily for sugar plantation work, following the labor crisis.

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Plural Society (Caribbean)

The social structure in the Caribbean developed from the large immigration of workers who came to settle there after their contracts ended, creating a cultural mix.

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Indentured Servitude

A labor system where people agree to work for a certain period in exchange for passage in a country or other benefits.

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Middle Passage

The sea voyage that enslaved Africans were forced to endure across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.

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Emancipation

The act of freeing enslaved people.

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Dougla

The children born from unions between Indian men and Black women in the Caribbean

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Taino Social Organization

Taino society was organized with separate roles for men and women; men hunted and fished, while women farmed. They also lived separately.

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Taino Leadership

Taino leaders, called Ouboutou, were chosen based on bravery and battle skills, not formal procedures.

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Columbus's First Encounter

Columbus encountered Indigenous peoples in Hispaniola in 1492 and was initially viewed as a possible deity.

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Columbus's Actions

Columbus captured and took some indigenous people to Europe by force.

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Spanish Crown's Reaction

Queen Isabella ordered that the indigenous people be protected as subjects of the Spanish Crown.

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Conflict in Hispaniola

Taino people killed Spanish men on Hispaniola after Columbus' return in 1493 due to overstaying and/or harassment.

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Study Notes

Historical Process-Migratory Movements and Settlement Patterns

  • The study focuses on the historical migratory movements and settlement patterns within the Caribbean.

  • Objectives of the study include analyzing the Caribbean Diaspora, understanding how historical knowledge deepens the understanding of Caribbean social life, assessing the complexities and diversity in Caribbean society and culture, and explaining the areas where Caribbean nationals migrated to.

Indigenous People in the Caribbean

  • The Pre-Columbian period is the time before 1492, the arrival of Columbus in the Americas.

  • Columbus landed in Hispaniola (modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in 1492. He mistook this for the East Indies, hence the name "Indians" for the indigenous people.

  • The indigenous people Columbus encountered in Hispaniola were called the Taino. Later, another group, the Kalinago (or Caribs), was discovered on other Caribbean Islands.

  • The name "Caribbean" may derive from the Kalinago people's aggressive interactions with Europeans.

Migratory Patterns of the Indigenous People

  • Indigenous people likely crossed the Bering Strait, a narrow bridge between Siberia and Alaska, during the Ice Age.

  • They migrated into the Americas in pursuit of animal herds for food and shelter.

  • Competition and conflict between groups, made settlements difficult.

  • After reaching Central America, they used boats/ships to reach the Caribbean.

  • The Taino settled in the Greater Antilles (Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Puerto Rico).

  • The Kalinago settled in the Lesser Antilles (Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, etc.).

  • Both groups also settled in Trinidad and Tobago and Puerto Rico.

  • There are arguments that the Taino moved northward into the Greater Antilles to escape the Kalinago. However, studies show that the Taino were capable of warfare.

  • Taino communities also engaged in inter-tribal warfare over fishing and land rights. Columbus recorded that his men were killed by the Taino in Hispaniola.

Taino People

  • Taino settlements were along river valleys and coastal areas.

  • Their social organization was hierarchical, with women focusing on farming (slash-and-burn methods) and men on hunting and fishing.

  • The Taino were governed by a Cacique, a religious leader, judge and high priest assisted by elderly advisors.

  • Taino customs included flattening the foreheads of babies and ceremonial practices like singing, dancing and smoking tobacco. These were often believed to communicate with spirits by some accounts.

Kalinago People

  • The Kalinago had a darker complexion and longer, straight black hair, in contrast to the Taino.

  • They were often taller and stronger than the Taino.

  • Kalinago culture emphasized decorated appearance with features like body piercings and chains.

  • Social organization within Kalinago society was often militaristic.

  • Women engaged in farming, and men in hunting and fishing.

  • Kalinago families settled in villages.

Arrival of the Europeans

  • When Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492, he was initially treated well by the indigenous people.

  • Gifts and the Taino's surprise at the European's appearance contributed to this.

  • Columbus later left groups of his men in Hispaniola.

  • Columbus recorded the indigenous people as primitive, unable to protect themselves.

  • Columbus believed he had reached the East Indies and brought indigenous peoples captive to Europe.

  • Queen Isabella ordered that the indigenous inhabitants - the "Indians"- should not be harmed.

  • On Columbus' return, all the remaining Spanish men were killed by the Taino.

  • Columbus made four voyages to the New World.

Africans

  • Plantation slavery lasted from the late 1500s to 1838.

  • African people were imported to the Caribbean as early as 1503 but in small numbers. Numbers grew by the 1520s due to the declining indigenous population.

  • Other Europeans also imported Africans because there were no sufficient indigenous labourers.

  • Africans were taken from their homes, forced across the Middle Passage and sold into slavery.

  • The slave trade persisted in the Caribbean until 1807.

  • Africans were emancipated in the British Caribbean in 1838, in the French Caribbean in 1848, and various dates in the Spanish Caribbean.

Asians

  • After the emancipation of slaves, there was a labour shortage in the larger Caribbean countries.

  • Ex-slaves demanded higher wages to return to plantation work.

  • Planters sought workers from Europe, Africa, and Asia due to high demands for labour.

  • Indians were willing to work and were familiar with sugar planting in India. They settled in the Caribbean after their contracts were completed.

  • This led to a mix of cultures in various Caribbean nations.

Chinese

  • Chinese immigrants worked in small numbers for plantations.

  • They were elusive and preferred to start shops and businesses rather than plantation work.

  • Planters complained about the Chinese migrants.

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This quiz explores the migratory movements and settlement patterns of the Caribbean, focusing on the Caribbean Diaspora and the complexities of social life in the region. It also delves into the indigenous peoples such as the Taino and Kalinago during the Pre-Columbian period. Test your knowledge on the historical context and cultural diversity of the Caribbean.

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