Britain And Caribbean Flashcards
Why Britain continued to support slave trade
Wealth
Employment
World power
Investments
Insurance
Cities profited
Importance to British economy(how fully)x3
World power
Employment
Wealth
Impact on Caribbean
(Evaluate usefulness)x2
Racist attitudes
New diseases
Important to British cities
Employment
Wealth
Port cities grew in size and power
Trading
Shipbuilding
Insurance
Negative on Caribbean
Natives cleared
Small farms replaced by large plantations
Damage and destruction
New disease
Racist attitudes
Economy relied on plantations
Impact on Brit econ(how fully)x3
Money to government
Employment all over in new business
Increase in banking
Benefits on economy Brit (usefulness)x2
Insurance
World power
Why suffered
Natives cleared
New diseases,
Small farms, replace by large, plantations,
Damage and destruction
 economy, ruined
Racist attitudes