Sugar Revolution in the 17th Century

The change from tobacco to sugar as the chief cash crop.

Barbados

Population changed from white to black, landholding sizes changed, and the West Indies became a key area of conflict in Europe.

<p>Competition from Virginia tobacco</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To denote the startling economic, social, and political transformations that occurred.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Slow expansion of output, inferior quality, and competition from Dutch traders in Venezuela and Curaçao.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sugar was able to compete as a high-value condiment with spices from the east and quickly became a valuable commodity in transatlantic trade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rise of sugar trade led to the infamous slave trade as demand for labor increased in sugar plantations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The discovery of sugar extraction method in India led to the introduction of sugar-cane to the eastern Mediterranean by the Persians and eventually to Europe by the Arabs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sugar's popularity in Europe by the sixteenth century was due to its status as an exotic condiment on par with spices from south-east Asia.</p> Signup and view all the answers