The Europeans settled in the Caribbean and on mainland America. The Spanish settled Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola, amongst other islands. In 1607 the English established a colony on the east coast of America, named Virginia. In 1623 and 1625, they settled the islands of St Kitts and Barbados in the Caribbean.
You can survive weeks without food, but only 5 to 7 days without water, because so many of your bodily functions rely on it. You lose water daily, through urine, sweat and respiration. When you donât drink enough water to replace lost fluids, your body starts to suffer.
Simply drinking enough water will not directly cause you to lose weight, but it will help keep your body's metabolism running efficiently. Also, there is no reason to worry that drinking a lot of water will cause you to gain extra weight. Your body will eliminate excess water unless you are ingesting too much salt.If you are retaining excess water, cut your sodium intake and sweat some of it out with exercise.rinking an adequate amount of water each day keeps your metabolism working efficiently. If you drink too much during any given day, your body will eliminate it through urination. However, if you consume excess amounts of salt, your body will tend to retain excess water, a condition called edema.