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I'm doing a paper for class and my topic is

Europeans in the Caribbean!.

It has to tie in to America as well!. I am wondering if someone has some good subjects I can do in this topic!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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You can write your paper on the Haitian Revolution and the vast uprising against the French government!. Haiti was the leading sugar producing island in the French empire, which lead several slaves, colonists, and free people of color to uprise!. Of all the slave revolts against France, the Haitian Revolution was one of the only ones to succeed!. This was after the time of the American Revolution, which may have had some influence on the idea of what rights should be granted to citizens of the islands!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'm a history and political science major and I was fascinated by a history channel episode the other day about the U!.S!. Navy using archaeologist to scout possible Nazi submarine bases in the Caribbean!. If the U!.S!. would have ignored this there could very easily have been Nazi bases all over the Gulf of Mexico!. What was the extent of Germany interest in the Gulf of Mexico during World War II and what did the U!.S!. do to counter it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

How bout looking at the Danish West Indies which, in 1917, became the US Virgin Islands!?Www@QuestionHome@Com