Problem 1: "The demise of Amerindians in the Caribbean was caused by the Spanish conquest of the region." Discuss.
Problem 2: Discuss the historical impact of sugar on some islands in the Caribbean. Who were the major players?
Problem 3: Who were the Maroons? Discuss the impact of Maroon communities in the Caribbean.
Problem 4: What role did the enslaved play in gaining their freedom in the French, English, and Spanish Caribbean (resistance in all forms)?
Problem 5: How did the Spanish and English resolve the labor problem post-emancipation?
Problem 6: How did free slaves and indentured laborers and planters attempt to change or control labor in the post-emancipation French, English Caribbean and in late nineteenth-century Spanish Caribbean?
Problem 7: Discuss the Monroe Doctrine and its significance in the Caribbean region.