How Sugar Changed The World

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Why was sugar referred to as “White Gold” by the British?

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Because it generated enormous profits

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How did sugar directly influence the American Revolution?

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Britain’s military focus was split between the colonies and sugar islands.

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What is a cash crop?

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A crop grown for profit, not for consumption.

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Which continent produces the most sugar today?

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South America

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What country currently leads the world in sugar production?

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Brazil

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Why was sugar cane difficult to harvest?

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It was physically difficult to cut and process.

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What was the life expectancy of an enslaved young man on a sugar plantation?

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7 years

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What term describes enslaved people being viewed as tradable goods with no human rights?

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Commodities

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What was the Middle Passage?

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The transport of Africans to the Americas

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What event introduced sugar cane to reach the New World?

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Columbus’s second voyage