The British Planters Around the Caribbean
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Introduction
The researcher has decided to undertake this subject/topic what problems caused the failure of sugar in the British Caribbean between 1838- 1876? Because she feels as if its more interesting to her studies and information can easily be collected.
Knowing a little as she knows on this topic, the research tends to understand that on the 1st August 1838 chains of slavery were finally broken but since emancipation was now introduced, the British Caribbean planters faced numerous problems that led to the collapse of sugar around the Caribbean regions. According to (Google search) failure is a lack of success and as for the British planters they gain no success on their plantation after emancipation. The sugar cane plant was the main crop produced on the numerous plantations throughout the Caribbean it was the most important crop because of its rich sweet taste. This crop was growing rapidly and successfully around the Caribbean but that changed between 1838-1876 .Labour problems, shortage of capital, outdated technology and more that the research will note in the rest of her School Based Assessment caused the failure of sugar in the British Caribbean. The shortage of labour was the main input to the downfall of sugar since women favored to stay at home to be house wives and many ex-slaves chosen to work on their own modest farms and only returned to work when they were unable to generate capital.