History course, the ppp
- 1. BIENVENUE EN PARTIE FRANCAISE WELCOME TO THE FRENCH SIDE The border monument from Dutch Quarter to French Quarter
- 2. BIENVENUE EN PARTIE FRANCAISE WELCOME TO THE FRENCH SIDE The border monument from Dutch Quarter to French Quarter
- 3. Snap of stats and facts - 21 of the 37 square miles of the island (55 km族) - a lil' under 40 000 hab. - Highest elevation : Pic Paradis=424 m (1400') - Main languages : english and french - Main currencies : euros and dollars - Main religions:Catholic,Methodist,baptist,anglican Other names : SOUALIGA : land of salt OUALICHI : land of women
- 4. 1648 = Treaty of Concordia Other important years for the french side are 1848 and 1946
- 5. Articles 1 and 2 Today, the 23rd of March 1648.... have agreed upon the following: 1. that the French shall continue in that quarter where they are established at this present, and that they shall inhabit the entire coast (actually: side) which faces Anguilla; St martin North 2. that the Dutch shall have the quarter of the fort, and the soil surrounding it on the south coast; St martin south.
- 6. Where is the border ?
- 7. From 1648 to the late 1700's = 150 years of border uncertainty Because of wars between France England Spain Portugal Holland The island changed owners many times 1810-1816 was the last occupation by England Today, The border has been stable since The early 1800's, (which is about 200 years), except for one area. OYSTER POND
- 8. Where is the border ?
- 9. OYSTER POND BAY Where should the border to be ?
- 10. From 1648 to the late 1700's = 150 years of border uncertainty DURING THAT TIME... ...SLAVERY IS IN FULL SWING The economy of those days needed plenty work force, as free or cheap as possible First for tobacco and indigo A lot for cotton And even more for cane (properties were separated by slave walls...) Then for salt, long after slavery was abolished
- 11. Remnants of the past industries... Cotton trees can still be seen on road sides
- 12. "Lorsque le moment est venu de la r辿colte, on dispose en fronti竪re du champ, un rang de n竪gres munis de serpes et ils avancent en ligne en disposant derri竪re eux les cannes coup辿es en deux ou trois morceaux. Ces derniers sont ramass辿s et li辿s en paquets qui sont charg辿s leur tour sur des charrettes qui les portent aux moulins. Ceux-ci servent broyer la canne pour en extraire le suc. Ils sont mus soit par l'eau, le vent ou les bufs. Cutting cane on Saint-Martin in the 1700's
- 13. Picking salt Salt pond Up to early 60's Fish pond Baie de l'embouchure Became 束 Lamijot bay 損 then Galion beach
- 14. SLAVERY DAYS SLAVE WALLS (Colombier) Most of the plantation and slave owners were english settlers, invited by the french, in order to boost the economy. In exchange they got free land. That is how the enslaved, then the free people of sint marten created the sint marten english.
- 15. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY (different then elsewhere) England (Anguilla) = 1833 France (St martin) = 1848 Holland (sint maarten) = 1863 7 km or 4 miles15 years 15 years
- 16. Up to 1946 After World War 2 (39-45) France is destroyed. Its colonies are suffering even more. Saint-Martin North is a Colony of France - Just like Guadeloupe and Martinique - Tax laws, social benefits are not the same - Aim辿 C辿saire, elected to the parliement of France, demands social justice for the colonies.
- 17. 1946 - 2007 Aim辿 Cesaire's1946 law transforms Saint-Martin into a commune of the departement of Guadeloupe We have rights to all national benefits (CAF, etc... But... The center of all decisions is in Guadeloupe, and sint marteners don't have a say.
- 18. Since 2007 Saint-Martin is an autonomous overseas territory of the french republic (with limited autonomy) Saint-Martin, for instance, is responsible for: - fiscal matters (taxes...) - transportation (taxis and buses, driving licences) - urban affairs (building permit...) The State of France control, for instances : - The teachers and what they teach - The judicial system - all international affairs
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