The Sugar Revolution: Population Changes

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The Sugar Revolution: Population Changes

Last updated almost 6 years ago

10 Nsɛmmisa

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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

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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

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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

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.

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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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

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In the New World, the islands of the West Indies did NOT have favorable climates to grow sugar cane.

Nokorɛ

Ɛnyɛ ampa

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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 ?