Question

In the seventeenth century Caribbean colonies were more important because of the (, , , ) located there.

Answer 1

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SUGAR

Answer 2

The colonies were important because of the sugar that was there. The most significant development was when Christopher Columbus wrote to Spain saying that the islands were optimal for the exploitation of sugar. In the middle of the 18th century, sugar plantations were established in order to export it to Great Britain.