I. IDs and short essay (1-2 paragraphs/maximum): Know the dates,
major actors, the event and outcome or consequences
1. Watersheds from 1789-1960s
French Revolution
Haitian Revolution
Haitian Independence
Haitian Constitution
Haitian Occupation of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Independence
Examples of Impact of the Haitian revolution
Aponte Revolt
Grito de Yara
Grito de Lares
Slavery and Abolition
Morant Bay Rebellion
The Spanish American War, the actors and the responses
The Platt Amendment
The Little War of 1912
Puerto Rico and Citizenship and Commonwealth Status
Monoculture and Development in the Greater Antilles
US Domincan Republic and Haiti
The Parsley Massacre
Jamaican independence
The Machadato
Tourism and US economic investment in Cuba in the 1950s
The Cuban Revolution
Actors:
Tousaint Louverture
Dessalines
Aponte
Napoleon
Henri Christophe
Jean Batiste Belley
Céspedes
Gertrudes de Avellaneda
José Antonio Saco
Varela
Sam Sharpe
Paul Bogle
George Gordon
Juan Pablo Duarte
Santana
José Martí
Antonio Maceo
Cirilo Villaverde
Betances
Machado
Batista
Luis Muñoz Marín
Pedro Albizu Campos
René Marquez
José Luis Gonzalez
Trujillo
Cienfuegos
Castro (Raul and Fidel)
Celia González
Vilma Espín
Haydee Santamaria
Nicolás Guillén
Melba Hernandez Rodriguez
Edwidge Danticat
Alexander Bustamente
2. Question on Sources:
Differences Between Primary and Secondary Sources
Using primary sources to create history
The Farming of Bones as History
Take-Home Essay: I will give them out on Tuesday
Example: Answer 2 of the following 4 questions: Possible 19th century
questions
1. Discuss two major challenges evident in all of the islands of the
Greater Antilles in the 19th Century. How did each island face the
challenges?
2. Describe when and how each island attained independence. Discuss
major similarities and major differences.
3. Describe when and how abolition occurred in each island. Discuss the
similarities and differences.
Possible 20th century Questions
1. In the Aftermath of the Spanish American war, the United States
became a major political and economic force in the Caribbean
Basin: Why? Compare and contrast the role of the United States in
each country
2. Discuss the role of cultural production and its role in shaping
Caribbean history
3. Revolutionaries and Dictators from 1930-1960s: How have they
shaped Caribbean history: Compare their stance/ideas about
consolidating national cohesion or identity, economic
development and their position of foreign interference.
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