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    i Indies othe Mediterranean. Those ol ineuded Metaom’s wife and nine-year-old son, “The conflict nd ke at est 000 Raglsh eolnit nd about 1000 Tans quarter of their poplin southern New ‘haland, Some ofthe defeated rebel escaped nortwaed to tke ref stbong te Abenal Ladins in northern Nee England and ‘New France, The refugee sed with hem a biter hated ofthe ‘New Englander returning ip ftare was to rid heroin {eslomentsThe colonists’ tdi allies persisted in southern ‘New Boglandas sll nd maligned minority weling on few slvinking eserstions srrouded hy te clonal towns, ‘New Bngland was ad ofrelative equal bron (bel moderate) opportunity, nd hy indostrions, and tnteprenurial habits, The colon sustained sm especly tive an developed economy: Therion pe, helthy ales nary een gender ai, and long fe spans promoted social saiity and the slow bt steady ascumalation of prop ‘And nowhere lin the colonies did cin ey reaier aes to public worship and edeation, Bt thoee asomplishments had av sie: the peseation ofdisemes and suspected witches, sad their ipnesesion of tho Indians Chapter 6 West indies and C Anhough fe New Baglanders own slves ther fm a pipe serviced the snve-based economy ofthe Wet Indios: et ‘Hevulceovaopcal sands he framed te Caries Sea am (resweeping northward oa See Ameria and then westward send ota, Dering the 1620s end eal 1630s, the West ie evolved ron temporary bases fo pirates into pecmanent ‘blonas for lames. Devoting soos al oftheir an tora Intnoso or sugucane, the West Indian planters ad to impor food te Hmbes fom New England. In efi eestor Nev Bagland and the English West indies developed in tandem tual sting parts of .eamamon esonomie ster, Each ‘By prodcing aga the West Ins Beene the mt alae st tedagish clones, Sugar cold bea the css ffongstance ttaneporaton Cand the purchase af saves by the hows been ofthe reat and proving Europea demand svete {odanadin. Requirag yea 2ound growing season fertile foil and sbundant wate, egrcane thrived ia ubtopial ‘Shes ater thn sn Europ: In 1686 the West sian exports tnd were theses tx valabl a allofthe comedies ‘hipped there Som thesia colonies of North Americ. ‘hemp tbacco was valuable tothe erpite—indeod mo pretions than ll other island produc combined—bat West Indian sugar was ing inthe empire, ‘Despite esa sing, the land eso mos ofthe agi ‘mune tothe Amero drng the eal sevetacns eur. In 1650 more white colonists ied in the Wet Indie (4,000) than in the Chanapee (12,000) and New England colonies (23,000) ‘otbined (85,000), Tw thirdsf the English Wes Indians then von the ingle sand ofarbado although itwas oly wet onesies long and fourteen miles wide Asin the Cherapeake, the Weat Indian mnie wee poo, ingle young men rived as indented servants. Thos who survived their five-onrlong indennes obtained fedom and about ve aces who flan aod the provisions athng, and tools to become smal Sal farmers, Prior 01640, they elated nico and eased Tvestek hides) fr enor to Haro, while growing fr their own During the 1640s Barbadians sited toward eulivating 11660 Bacbados made ‘now of he agar ensued in Hagland and generated more trade sl exptal han ote English sions combined. T part, thelong, hard work of rising augucane and making nga, the ‘plates ported thousand of sive fm Aen By 1585 the ‘E20 cost foraslave compared favorably tothe 212 require to purchave just ive years finden labor. The buyer flees ‘bo never hat pay thereon due” wet the servant theexpition ofbisindentir, and moots ecrans the tbikren ofa slave waren became the property afer str, Providing additonal eturneon the og nvestnas anger end naman up ‘By 1660 Barbados became thefist English olony with black Slaven dveled on Herbed than inal other English eolonies ‘nmin, Inde the Chesaeae eens deny 900 slaves ‘in t860 about percent of th tal pepo), Aesaves prorated on Barbados, indented eariade dnd By 1580 thefslan ad seventeen live retry indentured servant ‘The growing slave population depended on increase human Srnprt fr the Barbadian lave de faster tan they col reprovice The shes suscurbed wa deal combination of tropical zest, arta work einen and th inadequate det, busing ad clothing provided by thir master. Rather da improve those conditions th Barbadian planer foot more roBailt import slaves ven fare than they could be worked todeat. Although the planters rooght 190,000 Africans ito Terbedos between 1610 and 3700, onl750,000 remained alive there at the dawn of the ew century. Stgar was arch mast ro, for aml portions could not Compete inthe mses to uquireland bog and equipment “Aesitng and expan 100-acepaotation eos west {£23000-too expensive foal bt the ich mn acentary where few bleed laborers msde more than £10 a eae Consequently mpeition dove the sale planters onto usines, ‘Somcentrating lage plantations is fewer and richer hands By 1080 ‘none han bl ofthe arable on Harbaos belonged tothe Fichot'7peeen of tes colonies Ths sl elite commanded fm average 15 sles, 250 ares, nd anot worth of £4000. ‘Once lend of apparent promise fo common tabace planters Barbados had become the domain of ar grandes and their “nite he Bak population rete white mbar decid a8 now ofthe emon feed nen ether died of disease or moved tov in search other om ld Sqacoed out of Baad, roosans emigrated to teles developed island of Nevis, 5 Kits, Montara aud Angus father wet Jame, ‘whieh became thei pnp destination, Located 000 miles {ast ofthe Laser Ailes, Jamaica vas an especialy argesland thon the ret of the Bi ‘West Indes combined, Lacking the capita and slates for sua the ‘al planters raise atl and pgs, and cultinted eal eof ndig, cotton sn se, During the 2690s however, Jamaica repeated he eansformaton atta drven the smal planter from Barbados boat 10,000 1090, the number Janoan whites dcined o 3000 by 99, “Moan lve cnpore sarge seiing te back ppalagon ‘968,000 cightimes lange than the white aumbemstn 13 Jamia prodvsed more sugar thin Basbados, beooming the ‘wealthiest snd most import oon in the Bn epi Parudoxialy, Sumac lo sustained the largest option of Moroosraavray saves ving in sutonomousconvaies in ‘he nish West Ines. In contrat to erowde and edo ‘Barbados, where the runaways found sett place to hie, eres ofererefegerin the densely vegetated Ble Moura a the northeast andthe ogged "Cockpit County” ofthe wet cere ‘The Jamaleaa Maroons aided plantations and ambushed ures unl the colonial antares agen oleae them ‘lone provided hat hey topped thee eds and etd ature ‘ays, In fc, the Mayon sated fee commutes Inthe roses ofa coloy dicated opantationsaveey but hoy considered themseles s dane ormmuntes with special ‘ighte—rathertan asthe vanguandof general rac pring Indeed, rival Maroon bands sometime stuched ani led ong, snotet and as dave catchers thy helped to ep te sive jority at work onthe plartatons. Bat the Maroon example tls inspired new rebelons on solatad plantation, where the slaves sought to escape into the mountains to found thei ow ce mununites If they coaldontran and outight punt fore foe {88 they to could win Maron tatae—but Meveome acct for only percent of Samsie Black popalation. By 1700 the West indian colonies feted asl bat ich planter it, anginal population of por whites a greta ot © ‘cklaes, anda fey defiant Aarons. The poplation grew ‘ly by amuse importation oF new slaves. Between 15400 1700, tho Eglsh West Indies acquired about 260,000 nes, ‘otonly 100,000 ham were stilaive in 700, although a sconomic succes the West Inles was detrei ale hat ‘manifested a orien consuming parm of profit and with callous dieprd frie. ‘Some white emigrants sought news onthe other sand of North America. In 1070 thre ships fom Barber bore 200 solonsts ortho the mouth ofthe Ashley River, where they ‘ounded Charis Town dater dbangecen "Charleston, whic became the sesportand capital ofthe ne olny of Cana and whi ineidedpreseat-day North and South Calas and ‘Geom. The founders pared thet and eslny to hones King Charis The eight oficial omners now athe Lands Proprietor, wee aistocats who reine in England cntrtng, ‘he colonization to Barbadns. The abundant nds of Carolin 'ppealed tthe rowded dsonten and fasteitedseitons ct Wiest Indian hie mes, ‘The new colony boldly defied Spanish cams to that const senting the new English confidence in their tnerpng Imperial power es the Spanish grew weaker arly inthe seventeenth century th English had el blige eo ide thelr Janestown eolony up adstant rvs bat i 1870 the English {nreasethe enon burdens. But victory lo embed the ‘nlnist to defy British demende with new mpunigrhecae ‘they no longer eed proetion against the French. ‘Victory had atone chesp, doubling the its det fen a prewar €7S milo to pograr £37 milion, Aer msn sch Aajor investment in North Ameri th British werent aot toresue the forme poly ofenignnepet. Dring the 17505, British ficial concladed tht the empire was bo weaken the ‘slonssto insabrdns. The Bish pheno enfreement of ‘the trade lows malataned «permanent artis in North Arce, and impo new tans to find the opened by the apparent prosper the econ, Brite insisted tht ould indod pay higher tus to snppor the empire. Thissermed only fle ‘othe Bich, who bal spent sn mck blood and treasure aking ‘he xntinent safe forthe pospeing eons. And ish taxpayers yes already paying a hear ses than di the sonst ‘Bat the sbi in imperapoiy shocked the colonial ears, who devoutly balieved that toe pln ight a Britons wa to pay no ‘exes ave thos adopted by hele ove lected anersle. The ‘lense dread tha Parliamentary tation woud endo felons poverty and dependenee tat he ikeaed tosaery” From theirow pratoe on Mica coloasts knew where unchecked domination old inal led, Slayer rendered ery the more dea tothe cola owas of hums proper "Thelnereated Beith demands lo collided wis a poctear

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