Guadeloupe by Sophia Sullivan (Student) https://padlet.com/sophiasullivan1/8qgpictulkhr Sophia Sullivan B4 en-us 2018-10-01 17:41:51 UTC 2018-10-02 22:40:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Geography sophiasullivan1 https://padlet.com/sophiasullivan1/8qgpictulkhr/wish/287896205
  • Guadeloupe is in northeast Mexico.
  • The capital is Basse-Terre
  • As of 2017, the population is 449,568.
  • The official language of Guadeloupe is French, although Creole is also commonly spoken.  
  • The economy of Guadeloupe depends on agriculture, tourism, light industry, and services. It also depends on mainland France for large subsidies and imports.

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  • The French colonized Guadeloupe in 1635
  • The French Revolution brought outbreak to Guadeloupe in 1789.
  • In 1794 Britain seized the island, but by the end of 1774 french had taken the land back.
  • The British took over Guadeloupe again in 1810 and Guadeloupe spent the next 6 years being occupied by the british, sweds, and then back to the French.
  • In 1946, Guadeloupe became a french overseas department. 

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  • Its head of state is the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron.
  • It honors the French Constitution of September 1958, and utilizes the French legal system.

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  • Christophine is the national dish.
  • Its art, music, dance, and culinary traditions have been influenced by France, Africa, India, and its neighbors in the Caribbean.
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  • Basse-Terre is actually home to an active volcano, La Grande Soufrière, which last erupted in 1976.
  • Residents here are known as Guadeloupeans.
  • Guadeloupe grows sugarcane and bananas.
  • Christopher Columbus actually discovered and named the islands of Guadeloupe in 1493
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  • http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Guadeloupe
  • https://cherry-call.co.uk/blog/22-genial-facts-about-guadeloupe/
  • https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-language-is-spoken-in-gaudeloupe.html

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