The area is Caribbean Islands
The Caribbean island refers to the large archipelago located in the Caribbean sea. It was one of the areas that the Spanish established their first oversea colony. However the native Indians who were to provide labor sharply declined in population as a result of diseases. It resulted to the shipping of slaves from Africa, and introduction of new crops.
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They seen all the new things and got influenced immediately wanted to make things new and better themselves
I believe it was Benjamin Franklin
All of the colonies except Cuba and Puerto Rico attained independence by the 1820's.