1. The Spanish Caribbean Sydney and Sarah

2. Tainos (Arawaks) Indigenous people of the Caribbean From Orinoco River Valley in South America Cultivate crops such as manioc Live in villages with chiefs; land divided between families

3. Spanish Arrival Island of Hispaniola- base of Spanish operations Encomienda- system where Tainos work in fields and mines Encomenderos- Spanish settlers Rebellions occur, but easily put down

4. Smallpox Raiding parties to enslave indigenous people due to demographic decline 1492 population 4 million and in 1540s a few thousand Society disappears

5. Mining and Plantations Search for gold Find silver 1640s French, English, and Dutch set up plantations for cultivations of cash crops like sugar