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What are cyclones called in west Indies?
Violent tropical storms in the western Pacific Ocean are called Typhoons. The same type of storm in the West Indies and Caribbean Sea are called hurricanes.
What is the enslaved fruit brought to the West Indies by the french?
bread fruit tree
What is the name of the island which is in West Indies and it has two countries on it one is Spanish speaking the other French speaking?
Hispaniola is the name of the island in the West Indies which contains Haiti (french-speaking) and the Dominican Republic (spanish-speaking).
What was the forced journey that brought captured Africans to the West Indies?
It was called the Middle Passage . When Africans were carried overseas to the colonies and the West Indies
Is cuba a west indies country?
No the West Indies are the group of islands in the Caribbean.
What are the French indies called in French?
"the French West Indies" are called "les Antilles", or "les Antilles françaises" if the context needs clarification.
What was the richest colony in the west indies and maybe in all of history?
Saint Domingue (French Haiti)
French west indies 1868-1930?
why did the English and french settle in the West Indies
Which of the Leeward Islands was a former Swedish Colony?
Saint Barthelemy. Saint Barth is now a part of the French West Indies.
What colony had settlers from the west indies?
South Carolina
What is the island called in the west indies that where two countries are found?
This question appears to be about the Dominican Republic and the nation of Haiti. Both countries share the island the the Caribbean Sea in what was first named the West Indies. Haiti was once a French colony and the language there is mostly French. The Dominican Republic was once part of Spain's New World empire and Spanish prevails there.
What country was a former portuguese colony in the West Indies?
None.
What colony was founded by colonists from the West Indies?
District of Columbia
What colony supported sugar plantations in the West Indies.?
The Carolinas
Who founded the 1st colony in Delaware?
The Dutch West Indies Company.
Which colony were enslaved africans brought to the west indies?
south carolina
Which colony had settlers from the west indies?
South Carolina
