Caribbean American Heritage Month

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  1. 2. The Caribbean people brought music like ________, reggae, salsa and many others to the US.
  2. 3. Immigration from the Carribean to the US really gained momentum during _____________ in the 1940s.
  3. 7. Caribbean immigration to the US grew significantly after the end of the ____________ and the abolition of slavery.
  4. 8. By 2016 the US had a Caribbean American population of __________people hailing from 25 countries/regions of ancestry.
  5. 10. Passed a resolution in 2005 to make June National Caribbean American Heritage Month.
  6. 12. First Africans from the West Indies to arrive in the US were slaves brought to ___________ in the 17th century.
Down
  1. 1. Another term for Caribbean Americans, are people who are American but can trace their recent ancestry to the Caribbean.
  2. 4. Founder and president of the Institute of Caribbean Studies who drove the campaign to create this recognition event.
  3. 5. The history of __________________ immigration in the US can be traced back to slavery when the British colonists in American shifted enslaved Africans to different territories.
  4. 6. This state has the lowest number of West Indian immigrants, followed by North Dakota.
  5. 9. The majority of hispanic Caribbeans are of European and ________ ancestry.
  6. 11. This state has the highest number of West Indian immigrants, followed by New York.