History and Politics

 

    The Bermuda island is surrounded by a past of a vast history and politics. Let's go back to when the Island was first settled on. A British flagship named Sea Venture, was shipwrecked onto the island. 3 years passed, and "colonization finally began when Richard Moore led sixty British settlers to the island, becoming Bermuda's first governor." (Bermuda | Geography, History, & Facts, line 3). After the colonization, slaves were eventually introduced to the island. They ranged from African and Native American slaves to those who were victims to shipwrecks. They even used, "prisoners of war from Ireland and Scotland." (Bermuda | Geography, History, & Facts, 7). Many of these slaves were used as domestic workers and laborers. These slaves were living under very harsh conditions, and they endured brutal treatment. This eventually lead to various slave revolts. Unfortunately, these revolts resulted in just more brutal treatment. Eventually, slavery was finally banned in 1834, with the establishment of the Emancipation Act of 1834, as stated in the Caribbean Virtual library.




Furthermore, because of the slave laborers being placed to work on things other than plantations, resulted in Bermuda entering the shipping industry. Of course because Bermuda is an island, shipping was a very profitable business to get into. Eventually, the island became a hub for ship building and a post for slave trading, as mentioned in the Virtual Caribbean Library. As shipping declined due to the abolishment of slaves, Bermuda became focused on tourism as it's source of income. However, there were racial tensions on the island due to the island's slave past. This tension carried into the 1960's, "where Afro-Caribbeans began to protest the discrimination and unfair treatment they received." (Bermuda | Geography, History, & Fact, 22). A race riot took place, and a white Bermudan governor was assassinated in 1973. The convictions and hangings that took place after the assassination lead to even more riots. Eventually, there was a call for independence from Britain, but the vote for it failed in fear of poverty. As a result, those this day Bermuda remains a territory to this day.



Sources cited:

“Bermuda | Geography, History, & Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica,                 https://www.britannica.com/place/Bermuda. Accessed 19 Apr. 2020.

Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/place/Bermuda. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020.

Bermuda Religions - Demographics. https://www.indexmundi.com/bermuda/religions.html. Accessed 19     Apr. 2020.

Culture of Bermuda - History, People, Traditions, Women, Beliefs, Food, Customs, Family, Social.   https://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Bermuda.html. Accessed 19 Apr. 2020.

The Culture of Bermuda | Caribya! http://caribya.com/bermuda/culture/. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020.

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  1. Nalleli NizApril 7, 2021 at 7:32 AM

    Hello Gian! As I was reading your blog post, you did a good job at citing your sources. Also, you have a good format with your paragraphs and pictures. One thing I found interesting about Bermuda is that it's still a territory of Britain. Overall, everything is good. I would just recommend that you look over your grammar before you post but good job!

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