Why did slavery take root in the Caribbean earlier than in the mainland colonies of British North America?
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Sugar generated enormous profits for Caribbean planters, and a power struggle had ensued in the early 1600s between Spain, France, England, and Holland, which all had colonies in the area. England considered these Caribbean "sugar islands" to be the economic jewel in the Atlantic world. Sugar production in the region entailed backbreaking and dangerous agricultural labor, which required a labor force capable of surviving the brutal heat. For example, the harsh conditions of Barbados meant a high mortality rate for workers in the sugar fields, and so maintaining an adequate labor force was a serious problem. When the use of indentured servants as a labor source did not work, this caused English planters to emulate the Portuguese and Spanish and turn to slave labor. Barbados became the main destination for African slaves in the colonies of the English Atlantic world.
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