Before Europeans arrived, many native groups lived in Central America, including descendants of the Mayans, an ancient people from Mexico and Central America. When Europeans took control in the 16th century, man
for the Caribbean colonies and for the southern parts of the futureUnited States. Movements for theend of slaverycame to fruition in British colonial possessions long before the similar movement in the United States; the trade was abolished in 1807 and slavery itself in Britain’s dominionsin ...