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The Sugar Revolution: Population Changes
By Shelly Ferner
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Question 1
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What crop did sugar cane replace on the English and French Islands of the New World?
Corn
Tobacco
Soy Bean
Potatoes
Question 2
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How did the population on the Islands with sugar plantations change?
The population changed from mostly whites to mostly blacks.
The population changed from mostly blacks to mostly whites.
Question 3
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The increase in sugar production on these island caused many changes including...
economic changes
social changes
political changes
All of the above
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Question 5
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In the New World, the islands of the West Indies did NOT have favorable climates to grow sugar cane.
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Question 10
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Why did the population of blacks on Barbados, Jamaica and St. Kitts increase so much from the mid 1600's to the mid 1700's ?
Question 4
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Why was the demand for sugar so high in Europe?
For baking
To put in coffee and tea
To use in tropical drinks from the islands
Question 6
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Why do you think the price of land increased in Barbados?
You could make a lot of money using the land for planting sugar cane.
You could make a lot of money building hotels for tourism.
You could make a lot of money using your land to grow corn and tobacco in the tropical climate.
Question 7
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Using the chart, which island had the biggest increase in the number of blacks from the mid 1600s to the mid 1700s?
Barbados
Jamaica
St. Kitts
Question 8
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By 1746, how large was Jamaica's white population compared to it's black populations?
4,500 whites/1,500 blacks
3,000 whites/19,000 blacks
10,000 whites/112,500 blacks
Question 9
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In 1746, Jamaica had about ...
3 times more blacks than whites
5 times more blacks than whites
10 times more blacks than whites
