Jamaica as comparison to the united states

Jamaica as a comparison to the United States

The island of Jamaica is located in the Caribbean a region known for its tropical climate. It is one of the three islands in the Northern Caribbean forming the Greater Antilles. It stretches 146 miles from eat to west and lies 90 miles to the South of Cuba and 100 miles to the South-west of Haiti. Jamaica has the world’s seventh largest natural harbor (Kingston Harbor) strategically located on the north/south east/west axis through the Caribbean, approximately 32 miles from the trade routes passing through the Panama Canal. Arawaks from South America first settled Jamaica prior to Christopher Columbus first arrival in 1494. Spain subsequently brought African slaves to Jamaica in 1517 after the Arawaks had been exterminated by disease, slavery and war. In 1655 British forces seized the island and in 1670 Great Britain gained formal possession of it and retained absolute control over it until around 1930, even though they had a...