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Martinique Research Paper Introduction

                                                Research Paper Introduction I am writing a research paper on the cultural history of Martinique and the influence that African slaves had and the islands unique geography have on its culture and history. Martinique is an overseas Territorial collectivity of France. It has the same political status as homeland regions in France. After the Napoleonic wars, the island was given back to the French in 1845. During this period, the use of slaves on the island continued which led to an increased number of slaves in Martinique. This resulted in multiple slave uprisings with the most famous being the ones in 1816 and 1848. The French minister of foreign territories, Victor Schoelcher, abolished slavery in the French Antilles in 1848. The freed slaves made up a large percentage of the population and led to the blend of African and French culture that Martinique has today. In my research, I will try to prove that these events are what led to the ble
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Martinique History/Politics

  Martinique History/Politics Martinique is an overseas Territorial collectivity of France. It has the same political status as homeland regions in France. The island was initially occupied by Arawak and Carib natives. It is believed that the first Arawaks arrived in Martinique from South America in 130 AD. When Mt Pelee erupted in 295 AD, it resulted in the devastation of the island's population. While the Arawaks did return and repopulate the island around 400 AD,  the Caribs arrived in 600 AD and they annihilated the Arawak population. The Caribs settled on the island for a couple of centuries after this. During his fourth voyage in 1502, Martinique was discovered by Christopher Columbus. The indigenous Indians referred to the island as “the island of flowers”. In 1625, “Campagnie des lles d’Amerique” was hired with Messrs L’Olive and Duplessis to gain control and govern the islands belonging to the French crown. On September 1st
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  Whats up, my name is Landon and I guess I'll be writing about myself a little bit. I turned 20 this year and I am majoring in IT: Systems & Security as of right now in hopes to get into the cyber security field. My hobbies and interests are pretty average, I enjoy nature, skating (just started so no, I can't do a kick-flip or any actually good tricks), video games, buying/selling stocks and digital assets, watching movies/TV, soccer, cars, ect. I have never created a "blog" before per say but I have managed and grown various types of social media accounts before although that was mostly a way for me to make money through advertisements and whatnot. 
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