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Caribbean History: Sugar and Slavery

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Europeans came into contact with the Caribbean after Columbus's momentous journeys in 1492, 1496 and 1498. Europe cease the opportunity to expand their territories and began settlements and trade in many of the Caribbean Islands.. The indigenous peoples, found on these Islands were believed to be  mostly peaceful Tainos and warlike Caribs. These original inhabitance were unsuitable for slave labour in the newly formed plantations, and they were quickly and brutally decimated. The descendants of this once thriving community can now only be found in Guiana and Trinidad.