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The Caribbean in the 17 th Century

The Caribbean in the 17 th Century. How did the Spanish Lose Their Monopoly on the Caribbean?. The Low Countries/Netherlands. Dutch Trade and Urbanization. Capitalist Approach to Agriculture. New Consumer Society. The Dutch FlyBoat. Spain’s Charles I (1516-1556): Encircling France?.

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The Caribbean in the 17 th Century

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  1. The Caribbean in the 17th Century How did the Spanish Lose Their Monopoly on the Caribbean?

  2. The Low Countries/Netherlands

  3. Dutch Trade and Urbanization

  4. Capitalist Approach to Agriculture

  5. New Consumer Society

  6. The Dutch FlyBoat

  7. Spain’s Charles I (1516-1556): Encircling France?

  8. Spain’s Growing Power: Philip II (1556-1598)

  9. Dutch Global Trade Joint Stock Companies

  10. Dutch Indiaman: 1600s • 1/2 the carrying capacity of a Portuguese ship • ¼ the crew • Lower “castles” = more maneuverable • Fewer crew = greater profits

  11. Dutch traders in Batavia (Indonesia)

  12. Dutch Trade Routes

  13. Dutch West Indies Company • Mining salt, buying hides • Selling (smuggling) European goods • Buying enslaved African people • Extending credit • Eventually: bringing home tobacco and sugar

  14. El Mina in Ghana

  15. El Mina: From Portuguese to Dutch

  16. Piet Heyn (1577-1629) • Rose from sailor to captain • Galley slave for Spain • Became a captain sailing for the Dutch East Indies Comp;any

  17. Piet Heyn Captures the Treasure Fleet, 1628

  18. Vice Admiral of WIC in 1623 • Numerous raids against Spanish and Portuguese fleets • 1628 captured the Mexican half of the treasure fleet

  19. Bay of Matanzas: 16 ships No bloodshed 11.5 million guilders 50% annual profit for WIC Funded Dutch armies for 8 months

  20. Dutch Global War against Spain and Portugal

  21. 1605: Spain abandons western Hispaniola (smuggling)

  22. 1620s: Caribbean Openings

  23. Sugar Replaces Tobacco in Barbados after 1660

  24. Boucanier

  25. Buccaneer “Law”

  26. Henry Morgan of Jamaica

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