Six years later. Cape Verde was inhabited and incorporated as a colony of the Portuguese Empire. Its prosperity during the height of European colonialism was so great as to be the object of looting pirates. such as the infamous Sir Francis Drake. However. because of recurring droughts and the decline of the slave trade near the end of the 18th century. many Cape Verdeans emigrated from the islands to New England. many becoming productive members of Americas whaling commerce. In the 20th century. Cape Verde was affected by growing nationalism. fomented by disastrous economic circumstances during the Second World War.
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