Jamaica “Land of wood and water”

“The land of wood and water” or “Xaymaca” had called by the first inhabitants in this island that call “Tainos” (Tainos were relatives of the Arawaks American Indians people of South America that arrive in this island, Arawaks were peaceful people who thrived by hunting, fishing and growing yams, beans and other crops including corn for eating and alcohol production) In 1494 the seafaring people from Christopher Columbus visit this island they said Jamaica as the fairest isle mine eyes ever beheld…and he claimed Jamaica for Spanish in that year he landed to this island.

Jamaica was the jewel of the British crown after they are colonialism of the British, Jamaica was the world largest producer of sugar, (But the product sugar was no longer in this island’s most useful export by 1838) yielding 22 percent of the world’s supply, under British rule Jamaica became wealthy colony and busy. Sugarcane not only cash crop grow up on the island but British also produced cocoa, coffee plants for trade. This success cam as great cost to the African people and many people were brought to the slavery for help British rise to caliber of economic power on the island as a result of the cruel and oppressive slavery system and had revolts than other West Indian island.

1831 feeling about anti-slavery grew in Britain and 20,000 slaves killed planters and ruined crops. After several more slave revolts British give promise of abolition which was never kept, after ward 400 slaves were hung and many more were whipped. After the product of sugar was not longer the colonists soon realized that bananas and coffee were more economically, bananas bolstered the island until the great depression.
In1834 anti-slavery sentiments grew strong in Europe, culminating in the Emancipation that made provision for all slaves under age of six to gain immediate freedom.

Jamaica have had passion and pain but today Jamaica is the good place to travel with nice beach, white sands and clear water and also rich with there own unique music dialect that make people who have been there will never forget this island.