"The value of the Caribbean colonies to Europe came to be in their sugar production."¹ After the European explorers realised that the Caribbean was not naturally rich in gold and other precious metals; they were desperate to find other ways in which they could use these islands to benefit themselves. After several failed attempts to grow crops such as tobacco and cotton (on a large scale)‚ the Europeans realised that sugar had a greater potential to be sold in Europe than any
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Chelsea Griffin The Slave Community: Plantation Life In The Antebellum South By: John W. Blassingame African American History – HIST 3881 Dr. Arwin Smallwood The University of Memphis The slave community during the early centuries of North America brought forth the process of capturing‚ preservation of culture‚ and the element of survival. Slaves were traded and sold by their own people. Native born Africans and their American born descendants “africanized” the south‚ and strong willed‚
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ever thought of the hard life and hard work people had done in the past? Compared to them we are fortunate. The Sugar Plantation greatly impacted life in Hawai’i. In history‚ the sugar plantation grew during the 19th century‚ changed life in Hawaii. Many different races migrated and became our labor force on the plantation. They changed the history of the island and they settled their family in Hawai’i and this has become their new home. Life on Hawaii’s sugar plantations in the 1800’s was hard for
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in the Caribbean Course Code: FOUN1301 Date Due: April 8th‚ 2014 Question: How far is it true to say that the plantation is still with us? There is still evidence of the plantation society within the modern Caribbean Society. This evidence can be seen from first analyzing various aspects of the plantation system or society‚ such as the; lifestyle‚ mentality‚ social structure and economic model associated with this social system. Then a comparison will be made between the plantation and modern
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drove the sugar trade between Europe and the Caribbean. In order to feed this addiction‚ slave labor in the Caribbean emerged‚ taking advantage of the islands which proved to be perfect for the growth of Europe’s newest drug. The population of Europe strongly desired sugar for sweetening imports‚ especially coffee‚ tea and chocolate. The citizens craved the sweet taste and demanded to be supplied with more of the drug. The price of slaves‚ the driving force behind the production of sugar‚ reflected
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My first day on the plantations‚ was nothing what I expected it to be. It was one of the most horrific‚ gruesome sites which immediately dismissed all my assumptions of what I thought I would have faced. The labour was crucial and the work was hard and extremely strenuous. The plantation slave drivers devised theories that “Negroes were lazy”‚ therefore they were whipped branded‚ tarred and burned‚ just to ensure that they were being obedient to their masters. This corporal punishment would leave
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Sugar Life Life on the plantation conditions was filled with a lot of complaints from the Sakatas saying the pay was low‚ the housing was poor‚ the foreman (luna) was abusive‚ the plantation police were so strict and the were extremely isolated. The work extremely hard. The had to carry sugar cane‚ they did a lot of hoeing and planting. The workers were not used to this hard punishing work schedule. They were not used to the crazy amount of hours. The luna was very strict followed by plantation
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Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger In the book Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation ‚ by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger‚ the plight of the African American slave is analyzed in strenuous detail. The authors use real stories of slaves‚ discovered in newspaper articles‚ court records‚ diaries‚ letters and runaway posters to give the reader a more personal approach as to the real situation African slaves faced. The book discusses discontent
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Escobedo Sugar and slave trade Sugar is filled with sweetness‚ but the sweetness of sugar was covered up by the saltiness of sweat. Sugar has been started all over the world‚ from the labor from Africa‚ markets from Europe and its origins in Asia. The sugar and slavery trade included Africa‚ Asia and Europe. This was called the triangular trade. Demands‚ land‚ capitol and labor were things that drove the sugar and slave trade. One thing that drove the sugar trade was the demand for sugar. Demand
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The Caribbean and its people lack definition but bear a common historic background. Quite often in geographical sense the Caribbean is defined as a group of islands in an archipelago stretching from the peninsular of Florida to the coast of South America. The geographical definition however is vain when the composition of the Caribbean is considered as it neglects the characteristics of the people and focuses on the makeup of countries. However‚ we are all aware the Caribbean is not just countries
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