The Sweet Shift

The Sugar Revolution was a rapid change from tobacco to sugar as the basic cash crop that occurred in the mid-to-late 17th century in the British and French West Indians islands.

The causes of the Sugar Revolution include competition from tobacco from Virginia, increasing demand for sugar in Europe, favourable climatic conditions in the Caribbean for growing sugar, and a glut on the market leading to a fall in tobacco prices.

The Sugar Revolution occurred most drastically in the history of Barbados where it occurred roughly in one decade (1640-1650).

<p>The Sugar Revolution was a rapid change from tobacco to sugar as the basic cash crop that occurred in the mid-to-late 17th century in the British and French West Indians islands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The causes of the Sugar Revolution were competition from tobacco from Virginia, increasing demand for sugar in Europe, favourable climatic conditions on which sugar could be grown, and a glut on the market which caused the price of tobacco to fall.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Sugar Revolution occurred most drastically in the history of Barbados roughly in one decade (1640-1650).</p> Signup and view all the answers