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1640s

1640s: Sugarcane cultivation was introduced to Barbados, the most easterly of the Caribbean islands.

1640s: Sugarcane cultivation was introduced to Barbados, the most easterly of the Caribbean islands. This shift initiated a revolutionary transfer of labor and capital that transformed the economic landscape of the Caribbean.

Source  ·  p. 1 Eltis & Richardson, Atlas, 1