At first, they thought they were going to Asia. The Spanish soon found that the islands could be used as a staging post in conquering Latin America and its empires. The ycould also grow cash crops there. They ended up working the Amerindian population to near extinction before starting to import slaves. The French, English and Dutch came to the Carribbean to claim lands of their own.
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Europeans came to the Caribbean in search of ways to travel around North America. They also came to find treasure, such as gold, and to gain more land in the New World.
Africans came to the Caribbean because of slavery and the caribbean is a small island.
Europeans can get to the Caribbean by ship or plane, but when they first reached the Caribbean it was by ship because planes were not yet invented.
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Pirates originally come from Jamaica but can also come from the Caribbean.
Christopher Columbus was the first European to come to the Caribbean on his four voyages
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Civilization in the Caribbean did not begin with the Europeans. Indigenous people lived in the Caribbean long before the arrival of the Europeans. If anything, the Europeans are responsible for the diversity of races in the Caribbean.
Africans came to the Caribbean because of slavery and the caribbean is a small island.
Europeans can get to the Caribbean by ship or plane, but when they first reached the Caribbean it was by ship because planes were not yet invented.
Europeans brought African slaves to Caribbean
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the europeans brought weapons and lots more to the caribbean
The Caribbean was first explored by the Native Americans. Christopher Columbus was among the first Europeans to explore the Caribbean.
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