colonies of sugar Flashcards
1
Q
Where were the Sugar Colonies?
A
Lowlands area of Brazil and British, French, and Dutch colonies of the Caribbean
2
Q
Making of Sugar
A
Labor-intensive, only profitable in large-scale
3
Q
Enslavement in Brazil and Caribbean
A
80% of enslaved Africans wound up in Brazil and the Caribbean working in heat, disease, and dangerous environments. annual death rate = 5-%10
4
Q
mulattoes
A
highly derogatory term and the largest at the time who were the product of European African unions