A chart of Montego Bay on the north west shore of the island of Jamaica

The most profitable commodity produced in the colonies was sugar, and the plantations of Jamaica created a vast amount of wealth for British merchants. Jamaica became the center of the Caribbean sugar trade by the 18th century; however, unlike the mainland colonies, the island...

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7h149x91h
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map
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normalized
year
year
1780
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English
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06_01_004998
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Boston Public Library
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Jamaica
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1
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[London]
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J.F.W. Des Barres
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