History, slave trade

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How did the sugar trade spread between AD350 and 1100

After prophet Muhammad died, Islam (the religion) grew quickly, spreading to places like spain and india. The islams loved sugar and started growing it themselves, coming up with new methods of irrigation.

What countries were producing sugar between AD350 and 1100

India, spain, egypt and arabia

Who was consuming sugar between AD350 and 1100

The muslims

What new farming methods were used to grow sugar cane

Irrigation, water mills, wind mills

How many tons of sugar was imported into england by 1800

150,000 tons

What effect did the sugar boom have in england

it was cheaper to buy sugar

How was sugar being grown on a daily basis

used in tea, to bake things, in coffee and chocolat

Who benefitted from the slave trade

west African leaders, plantation owners, factory owners in Britian, government, British slave traders, banks, ship owners

West african leaders

captured people using the guns they got from england and sold them to the Europeans as slaves

plantation owners

used slave labour to grow their crops. they used their money to buy grand houses and become MPs

government

about 70% of the governments total income came from the slave trade in 1750-1780

British slave traders

they bought and sold african men

banks

They earned fees and interest from money, merchants who borrowed money for their long voyages

ship owners

gained money by using their ships for the voyages

factory owners in britian 

use the cheaper cotton to make textiles to sell to the africans

Woman

They played crucial roles in the sugar boycott and created female anti-slavery societies. They also spoke in public, and because woman rarely spoke in public, people listened. They also fought for the total freedom of slaves instead of gradually.

Wider public

They created anti-slavery societies. They also organised petitions and a sugar boycott

White campaigners

They persuaded MPs and put pressure on the government to abolish slavery. They also set up anti-slavery societies.

Black activists

They made it hard for plantation owners and the English government. They wrote influential books about being a slave, which were read by many people in Britain

New sugar based products

chocolate, sugar cubes,hard boiled sweets, toffee

How did the working class consumed sugar

workers eat sugar for calories They might have jam, sweet tea or even just sugar cubes

What were some chocolate companies

Cadburys and frys 

what did some of the chocolate companies do with there money

Companies used the money to pay for better places for there workers to live. Some built full villages for there workers.

1900

force became the first cereal brand to add sugar to their cereal

1925

Coca-Cola was sold outside London for the first time

1952

The government introduced sugar rationing which ended in 1953

1975

Manufactures added sugar to ready meals. Companies also started adding fructose

1995

England had an obesity problem, as over half the adults were overweight

2000

The obesity problem became a crisis as nearly one-third of the people in the world were overweight