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The arrival of the Ethic groups in the Caribbean

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The arrival of the Ethic groups in the Caribbean

  • Date November 26, 2020
Grade 5: Social Studies (2020 – 2021) The arrival of the Ethic groups in the Caribbean

Grade: 5
Subject: Social Studies
Date: October 2020
Topic: The Arrival of the Ethnic groups in the Caribbean
 
 

Caribbean people  are the descendants of many peoples who have helped to shape our history 
and culture.
The  main ethnicities are: Groups of Indigenous peoples, Africans, Indians, Europeans,
 Chinese and Portuguese.
Indigenous peoples:
Study identifies traces of 'Taino' in present day Caribbean populations
The earliest inhabitants were the Carib, Arawak and Ciboney  indigenous peoples who 
migrated from South America. 
Nowadays descendants of these people, along with other indigenous people such as the 
Maya, Garifuna and Tainos, are still to be found in our Region.
Europeans:
Why the Anthropocene began with European colonisation, mass slavery and the 'great dying' of the 16th century
 The first Europeans to arrive were the Spanish in 1492 – led by an Italian, Christopher Columbus 
– followed by the Portuguese, English, Dutch and French. 
While historians have uncovered indications that African sailors arrived in the Caribbean before the
 Europeans, the vast majority of Africans were brought as slaves when the colonial powers divided our
 lands among themselves, based on conquest and began to import Africans.
Africans: 
African Diaspora Culture | Slavery and Remembrance
From the first half of the sixteenth century, Africans came to work as slaves on the plantations.
 The slaves came mainly from Ghana also known as The Gold Coast, Côte D’Ivoire, often referred to
 as Ivory Coast and from Guinea.
 Slavery lasted for more than 300 years and its indescribable inhumanity from port of origin 
to plantation, caused such severe psychological damage that the effects are still evident
 in our society today.
Slavery was officially abolished in 1834. For four years thereafter, a system of apprenticeship – 
basically slavery with a few alterations– was invented. 
East Indians: 
EAST INDIAN IMMIGRATION (1838-1917) - Guyana Chronicle
From 1838 East Indians were brought from India to the Caribbean in large numbers as
 indentured labourers, following the abolition of slavery, the shortage of labour that resulted and the 
introduction of the indentureship system in most states.
 Half a million East Indians were brought in to serve under this system, making them the largest
 group of indentured labourers.
 Their descendants are the majority of the population in Guyana and  proportions of the
 population in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname.
Portuguese and Chinese:
chinese | The National Library of Jamaica
Portuguese from the Madeira Islands – and Chinese were also brought in under contracts
 of indentureship.
 At the end of their contracts the Portuguese and Chinese left the plantations and along with
 immigrants from the Middle East, particularly Jews, Syrians and Lebanese, established businesses. 
These groups settled mainly in Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago as well as Suriname, 
Indentureship ended in 1924.
The system of slavery did not provide for any entitlement to the slave, however, the contracts
 for indentureship included a low fixed wage, housing and medical attention as well as a grant of
 land or return passage on completion of service. 
 The establishment of the “Village System” mainly in Guyana and Jamaica.

 These were communities of freed people on land bought and developed outside of
the plantations. 

 Birmingham, Kitson Town, Sligoville and Kensington in Jamaica, were all established
 under this system.
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TERM 1 - UNIT 1 (SEPTEMBER 14- OCTOBER 15)
Amerindians
Colonization (Europeans)
The Coming of the Europeans (The British and Spanish)
Why were slaves in the Caribbean and where did they come from?
The Triangular Trade
Slavery
Plantations
The arrival of the Ethic groups in the Caribbean
Emancipation
THE CARIBBEAN
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Physical Features of the Caribbean Copy
Climate of the Caribbean Copy
Rainfall in the Caribbean Copy
A Look at some Caribbean Countries Copy
Caribbean Dependencies Copy
CARIBBEAN RESOURCES AND LINKAGES
Caribbean Linkages Copy
Caribbean Resources Copy
Cooperation among Caribbean Neighbours Copy
CARIBBEAN TRADE
Trade Copy
Caricom Copy
CARIBBEAN LEADERS
Caribbean Nation Builders Copy
CARIBBEAN DISASTERS
Natural Disasters Copy
Coping with Natural Disasters Copy
LINES OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
Lines of Latitude and Longitude – Grade 5 Copy
TEST PAPERS
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Grade 5: Social Studies Paper 3 Copy
Grade 5 Social Studies Paper 4 Copy
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SOCIAL STUDIES REVIEW - MARCH 19, 2020
Grade 5 – Social Studies Review – March 19, 2020 Copy
SOCIAL STUDIES PRACTICE QUIZZES - MARCH 23-27, 2020
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