History of antigua
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A native from antigua tells the history of antigua from pre- columbian time to the present
Storyboard Text
- So you're from Antigua. What is its history? Can you tell me?
- OK
- In 2900 BC the Archaic people formed the first settlement
- After the Archaic people, came the Saladoid People
- Who are you?
- I am from the Saladoid tribe. We are from Venezuela.
- In 1200 AD Arawakan speakers came to Antigua
- We came from Venezuela
- They came from Venezuela to the island by canoe
- I'm planting food.
- What are you doing?
- They were the ones who introduced agriculture to Antigua
- they left because of the lack of fresh water on antigua
- Most of the Arawakan speakers left in 1100 AD.
- Goodbye!
- Hello new friends!
- In 1500 AD the island Caribs migrated to Antigua from Venezuela.
- The remaining Arawakan speakers either got captured or killed by the Caribs
- I heard that the British colonized Antigua. When did that happened?
- There were two attempts to establish a colony....
- The first was in 1493, but it failed.
- Land!........ Uh oh!
- The secound attempt was in 1632. The British succeeded and named Thomas Warner as their governor.
- I will be the governor.
- Ta Da!
- In 1632, Sir Christopher Codrington established the first large sugar estate.
- Since sugar cane was the main cash crop, slaves were common from 1700 to 1834
- You all are free now
- The slaves were freed in 1834, but they were still treated poorly.
- The slaves and their descendants were treated poorly until 1939 when a trade union movement was formed.
- What was the social pyramid in Antigua?
- Well, back then there were six levels of social class...
- Fourth, the Middle Easterners
- First, the British...
- Fifth, the Irish
- Next the mulattoes...
- And finally us, the African-Antiguans.
- Third, the Portuguese
- Thanks!
- You're welcome...now back to history.
- In 1981 Antigua became an independent country.
- What is Antigua like today?
- Today, Antigua's economy..
- ...is dependent on tourism.
- It's so warm here!
- I want to go see the food that Antigua has. Do you want to come?
- I want to go to the beach
- ...Sure.
- That's why Antigua's airport is named after their first prime minister.
- Yep.
- We're finally here!
- Look sis, we're here!
- Thank you for coming to Antigua! Have a good stay!
- "Great!" it only took 10 hours!
- *clap,clap*
- Thank you, Thank you!
- *clap,clap*
- Sir Vere Cornwall Bird!
- Wow, Antigua has an amazing history!
- I guess so. Thank you for listening to me.
- No problem. You are a famous author after all.
- That's true, but still...
- Friendship!
- The History of Antigua
- By Abby Rosenstein
- The End
- . Momsen, Janet D., et al. “Antigua and Barbuda.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 11 Jan. 2019, www.britannica.com/place/Antigua-and-Barbuda.
- “History of Antigua and Barbuda.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Mar. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.
- sources
- Site designed and built by Hydrant (http://www.hydrant.co.uk). “Antigua and Barbuda : History.” Antigua and Barbuda : History | The Commonwealth, thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/antigua-and-barbuda/history.
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