Who and Where
Where was sugar cane processed?
The Caribbean, specifically the Barbados.
1st step of creating sugar from sugar cane.
Prepping the field for sugar cane
Why is sugar cane known as the Cash Crop?
It brought wealth to the colonizers through the use of slavery. Slaves made the production cheap and controllable for the colonizers.
2nd step of creating sugar from sugar cane.
Harvest the sugar cane
Slaves experienced harsh treatment through what system?
System of Oppression
Who were the laborers and where did they come from?
The laborers were slaves from Africa and prisoners from the British Isles.
3rd step of creating sugar from sugar cane.
Process sugar cane by boiling it
What is the impact on the colonized regions in the Caribbean?
Indigenous land was replaced by large sugar plantations
Racial and social divisions through the impact of slavery and forced labor.
4th step of creating sugar from sugar cane.
Canes are transported to the mill to be turned into the final product - sugar for rum, chocolate, etc.
What is the impact on Europe?
Great accumulation of wealth through the cheap production of sugar with slaves.
Growth of wealth and land → growth of power