sugar

For the most part i did not know the role sugar played in the 1600s. What i learned about it was that it was one of the most difficult and time consuming products to make. The colonist had a easy time making a lot of money off of this product. This is because they had free labor. African slaves and indigenous that were enslaved and taken advantage of. What i found interesting about the subject is the fact that the colonists would have the audacity to take people from other parts of the world and enslave them in unknown parts all for a luxury item. Not to mention that fact that the indigenous were run out of their home and/or forced to join the slaves. Sugar was the perfect product for such a feat because of the ability to mass market it. Although colonist say they weren't making away with a lot of riches i feel as if it would only be logical to make a killing off of this process. In conclusion sugar(and other plantation products) transformed the Americas forever. Although the exploitation of African and indigenous slaves may be a disgusting thought, i believe it is one of the main reasons the Americas are so advanced.