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Barbados (1599-1635 C.E.): An island in the Caribbean sea which was larger than most islands that had been discovered in the Caribbean at the time. The island was able to accommodate colonist because of the climate and size of the island. It was also in a great location in the Caribbean which meant it was very accessible for exporting and importing. Barbados had a beautiful landscape it had no mountain terrain which was great for the colonist who went to live there. The best part of the island was the fact they did not have to fight anyone like in other islands in the Caribbean to take control there were no inhabitants present there. The island came with a food source already able to eat pigs. Barbados is still a very strong, powerful island today in their own right today.

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The island was able to house diverse people not just colonist. Jamica was a very scary place in the late 1500's and early to mid 1600 hundred. Due to the fact that it housed many slaves, the island was very large and hard to handle which made it easy for fights to break out within the island. Jamica was in the most perfect spot the island had great importing and exporting. It was close to the Spanish peninsula which made it easy for travel and shipping to there. The negatives of the island were the fact that many pirates came and went from the island. Jamica had something that many Caribbean islands did not have they had a great seaport which eventually got

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