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(A) Taino, Arawakan-speaking people who at the time of Christopher Columbus's exploration inhabited what are now Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
(B) Jamaica became the perfect spot for them to settle due to the consistent climate, as well as the abundance of food from the ocean, and the crops that they were able to produce. The Tainos people live off of the sea food but also what the island had to offer them, such as a mix varieties of fruits, and vegetables.
(C) The kalinagos (Caribs) survived mainly by fishing, hunting, and farming. They were skilled craft people and made canoes (hew from huge trees and dug out) which were used to travel to and from the neighboring islands. The Caribs also weaved baskets and were famous for their herbal medicine.
(D) The Taino were easily conquered by the Spaniards beginning in 1493. Enslavement, starvation, and disease reduced them to a few thousand by 1520 and to near extinction by 1550. Those who survived mixed with Spaniards, Africans, and others.
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Pontic Sea
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The Black Sea Lowland was covered by the Pontic Sea as recently as the Lower Pliocene. Eventually it became dry land, dissected by a few small rivers. This process was cut short by the uplifting of the sea, which flooded the river mouths and caused estuaries to form.
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The steel plow of 1837, developed by John Deere, was an invention that contributed greatly to the agricultural world. It allowed farmers to cultivate crops more efficiently because the smooth texture of the steel blade would not allow the soil of the Great Plains to stick as the cast iron plow did.
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On Feb. 3, 1917, before a joint session of Congress, President Woodrow Wilson announced that the United States had broken off diplomatic relations with Germany, after that nation had announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
