Cape Verde History

Bannerman, W. Mary, et al. “Cabo Verde.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 6 Oct. 2017, www.britannica.com/place/Cabo-Verde.

From this source, I got detailed information about Cape Verde”s location, and the islands. Here I learned what an archipelago was, and that Cape Verde is one. This source is a secondary source because the authors of this source were not in Cape Verde at the time of the events.

Breitenströter, Daniel Reyes. “Cape Verde Islands.” Cape Verde: History, www.capeverde.com/history.html.

Most of the information in my project presentation came from this source. Here I got information about Cape Verde’s relations with other countries, and the names of the alliances. I also learned the geography of Cape Verde, including the names of all the islands. This was a secondary source because the creator of the source was not there during the major events in Cape Verde.

“Cape Verde.” Infoplease, Infoplease, Oct. 2015, www.infoplease.com/country/cape-verde.

On this source, I got more detailed information about the sizes of Cape Verde’s islands, from the smallest to the largest. This also gave me information about modern day Cape Verde, and their government. This is a secondary source because the author of the source was not in Cape Verde during these events.

Gascoigne, Bamber. HISTORY OF CAPE VERDE, 2001, www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad50.

From this source, I got most of the information for Cape Verde’s independence. This is a secondary source because the author of this source was not in Cape Verde writing this.

Planet, Lonely. “Newsletter Sign Up.” History of Cape Verde, www.lonelyplanet.com/cape-verde/history.

Here, I learned about specific natural disasters like droughts. I also got information about the slavery in Cape Verde, and their independence from Portugal. This is a secondary source because the author of this source was not in Cape Verde at the time of the events.

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Thank you to all my sources :)