Sugar Production

Question 1

Organization of Sugar Estate- Mills

Answer 1

windmill, cattle mill and watermill..crushes sugar cane

Question 2

Boiling house

Answer 2

Makes the dilute juice

Question 3

Curing house

Answer 3

it’s where sugar went to be cured, excess molasses dripped through small holes at the bottom of the wooden barrels.

Question 4

Distillery

Answer 4

here molasses was skimmed off from the cane juice and was converted to rum

Question 5

Trash House

Answer 5

crushes sugarcane and burnt the access to power the mills, feed the animals, or for fertilizer

Question 6

Workshop

Answer 6

where barrels, carts and wagons were made and general maintenance took place

Question 7

Slave huts

Answer 7

made from mud and timber, were clustered close together and was 1 km away from the great house

Question 8

Great House

Answer 8

1 km away from the slave huts, this provided protection from the slaves and was away from noise and heat

Question 9

Pasture land

Answer 9

used for cattle and mules