Importance of crops such as sugar Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What was the main crop produced during the 18th and 18th centuries on the numerous plantations in the Caribbean
A
The sugar cane plant
2
Q
What percent did the Caribbean plantations produce of the sugar consumed in Western Europe
A
80-90 percent
3
Q
Why did the trade in sugar increase
A
It began more popular to use sugar to sweeten drinks such as tea and coffee
4
Q
What was sugar required to supply the growing demand for
A
Alcohol such as rum
5
Q
Why was their an increase demand in African slave labour on Caribbean sugar plantations
A
The increase of living standards increasing in Britain more peopl could afford sugar and the demand grew
6
Q
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