THE EFFECTS OF COLONIALISM IN THE CARIBBEAN. As long as the Dutch controlled the Cape, they controlled the sea route to the East. This paper critically examines the impact of colonialism in the Caribbean, arguing that although colonialism brought some benefits, it mostly had a damaging impact. Globalisation and Cultural Identity in Caribbean Society: The Jamaican Case Abstract The Caribbean is a region whose very name reverberates from the early effects of globalisation (then called colonialism). Colonialism is the use of military and political power to create and maintain a situation in which colonizers gain economic benefits from the raw materials and cheap labor of the colonized. The history of the Caribbean is rich with adventurous tales, blended cultures, and natural diversity. The result is that the identity of the region and its people has been significantly shaped by two groups of people; Africans and Europeans. For many years colonialism milked Jamaica and other Caribbean countries by imposing a false identity on our people, diminishing resources that affected growth and development. Columus' First Voyage to San Salvador, Cuba and Hispaniola. THE EFFECTS OF COLONIALISM IN THE CARIBBEAN. Religion, as well as the study of religion, can be located in colonial contexts. This paper critically examines the impact of colonialism in the Caribbean, arguing that although colonialism brought some benefits, it mostly had a damaging impact. Conquest, warfare and early colonialism in the Americas. David Lambert explores how this system changed the region, and how enslaved people continued to resist colonial rule. After the Caribbean was first colonised by Spain in the 15th century, a system of sugar planting and enslavement evolved. The impact of colonialism and slavery can still be seen in many of the island cultures today; so much so, in fact, that travelers often note a sense of living with the near-tangible history that permeates the region. The Caribbean Islands. The Dutch built a fort on the Cape peninsula to defend the colony against attack from rival colonial powers.

The effects of colonization on the family of Caribbean people, as described by various twentieth century Caribbean woman writers, are as complicated as they are vast.