In her autobiography Mary Prince writes about being a slave in Antigua. Antigua was known for its sugar plantations, one of the largest plantations would produce 12 tons of sugar crystals a day. The first sugar plantation can be dated back to 1674 and by 1678 half of the islands population was made up of west Arican slaves. The Caribbean's were the gateway to America and an integral part in the development of America. 

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