Mary K. Musa
English 052
Mrs. B. Black
Final Project: Hunger
and Starvation
Due: 12/01/2008.
Mary k. Musa
Hunger and Starvation in Haiti is caused by Natural disaster and Man-Made
Mary K. Musa
Hunger in Haiti increasing rapidly
Mary K. Musa
|Introduction |Haiti |
|Background: |The native Arawak Amerindians - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Columbus in 1492 - |
| |were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a |
| |presence on Hispaniola, and in 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island - Haiti. The French |
| |colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean, but only through|
| |the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's |
| |nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE and after a prolonged struggle, became the first black |
| |republic to declare its independence in 1804. Haiti has been plagued by political violence for most of its history. It |
| |is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. |
|Geography |Haiti |
|Location: |Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the...