History of Central America and the Caribbean

Pages 252-255
I. Early Civilizations
A. Maya B. Maya Civilization
1. Were skilled at _______________, ___________, ______________,
_____________, and ________________.
2. Maya were organized into ____________, each with its own ____________.
3. Each city had ____________________________
4. Civilization declined around ______________.
C. Early Caribbean Peoples
1. Two main groups known as ________________ and ________________
2. Grew a variety of plants such as ________________________________
3. They used _______________ for traveling

II. Colonization and Slavery

A. In _____, ____________________ sailed across the Atlantic ocean and arrived in the
__________________
B. Spanish Colonization
1. Spanish explorers were in search of ________________
2. They wanted to covert people to ________________
3. Colony 4. Encomienda 5. Encomienda turned into ______________

6. Haciendas 7. After many natives died, Spanish imported ____________________

C. Slavery in the Caribbean
1. _________, ___________, _______. _____________, and ___________ formed
a ___________________ system of trade
2. The trade system connected the Caribbean, ____________, and _____________

III.

Ending Foreign Control

A. Rebellion in Haiti
1. Haiti declared independence in _________
2. IndependenceB. Spanish Rule Ends
1. In _____, the ____________________________ declared independence from
Spain
C. Depending on Outsiders
1. In the Caribbean, US investors took control of industries such as _______.
________. and ________________
2. The United States also took over ________ and _________________________
3. The US built and important trade route called ___________________
D. Dictatorship and Democracy
1. Dictatorship 2. _________________ led a communist revolution in Cuba