Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. It was a major hub for sugar production during colonial times under British rule.
Imagine Jamaica as a popular bakery shop known for its sweet pastries (sugar). However, behind this successful business are hardworking bakers (enslaved Africans) forced to work under harsh conditions by the shop owner (British colonizers).
Plantation System: A system of agriculture where large farms in the colonies used enslaved Africans or indentured servants to grow cash crops such as tobacco and sugar.
Transatlantic Slave Trade: The trading system where slaves were captured on African coasts and shipped across Atlantic Ocean to colonies, particularly those in Caribbean islands like Jamaica.
Decolonization: The process by which colonies become independent from their colonial rulers.
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