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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Grenada

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough look at Grenada from the Country Studies section of the Library of Congress. Read about its history, economy, people, and government. Information through the 1990's.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Jamaica

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough look at Jamaica from the Country Studies section of the Library of Congress. Read about its history, economy, people, and government. Information through the 1990's.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: St. Kitts and Nevis

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough look at St. Kitts and Nevis from the Country Studies section of the Library of Congress. Read about its history, economy, people, and government. Information through the 1990's.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: St. Lucia

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough look at St. Lucia from the Country Studies section of the Library of Congress. Read about its history, economy, people, and government. Information through the 1990's.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Trinidad and Tobago

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough look at Trinidad and Tobago from the Country Studies section of the Library of Congress. Read about its history, economy, people, and government. Information through the 1990's.
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Curated OER

Cruise Ship

For Students 9th - 10th
The Caribbean Online site provides detailed information on the various Caribbean Islands, including the neighbors of Cuba. It is worth checking out for information on the subject.
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George Mason University

Moving Here: 200 Years of Migration in England

For Students 9th - 10th
"Your life is history." So begins the page dedicated to the stories of people who have moved to England to make it their home. You can tell your story! You can also find help to begin to trace your roots at this site as well. What...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Allopatric Speciation

For Students 9th - 10th
These images from the Smithsonian Institution depict Nancy Knowlton's work with snapping shrimp in Panama. Knowlton found that the closing of the isthmus -- dividing the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean -- resulted in new species of shrimp.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Cuban Crab Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Nature, crabs face numerous obstacles in their migration from their forest home to the Caribbean Sea. [4:09]
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Dominica

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion in the Caribbean island of Dominica, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Martinique

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion on the Caribbean island of Martinique, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Saint Lucia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Saint Kitts and Nevis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion on the Caribbean islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives:national Profiles:turks and Caicos Islands

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion in the Caribbean, Turks and Caicos islands, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive article on the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Surveys its history, politics, geography, economy, and culture.
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Other

Office of Minority Health: Hispanics in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses Hispanics in the United States and their group characteristics. Includes information on the following: size of group and distribution, ethnic composition and historical settlement patterns, nomenclature, major stereotypes about...
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Lonely Planet

Lonely planet.com: Color Map of Nicaragua

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a great full color map of Nicaragua complete with cities, rivers and lakes detailed. Or you can choose the "zoom out" feature and see all of Central America and the Caribbean.
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BBC

Bbc History: British History: The Civil War in Barbados

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting and detailed look at how the Civil War in England affected the Caribbean island of Barbados. Find out how this small island influenced British navigation laws and why it was a place of political asylum during the...
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Anguilla

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion in the Caribbean island nation of Anguilla, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile which includes general facts and history, as well as religious data.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Empire Building

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lengthy essay about American focus on foreign affairs after the Civil War, expanding particularly in the late 19th century. Read about U.S. exploits in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific...
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Virginia Tech

Digital History Reader: Demographic Catastrophe: Native Population

For Students 9th - 10th
When Christopher Columbus discovered the New World he and his entourage brought with them not only the views of Europeans, but also diseases of Europeans. This was catastrophic to the natives in the Caribbean Islands and Meso-America as...
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Other

Rain Forest Adventures

For Students 9th - 10th
Ecotourism company that provides canopy tours at four unique tropical locations in the Caribbean and Central America.
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Other

Fu Jen University: The Lonely Londoners

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fu Jen University takes an in depth look at Selvon's life. Also provides study questions backgrounds for the novels "The Lonely Londoners" and "Waiting for the Aunt to Cough."
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United Nations

United Nations: Development

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to UN programs and organizations involved in economic development, by region.

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