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1692: The economic center of gravity in the Americas shifted from Central America to the sugar-producing regions of the Caribbean and coastal Brazil.

1692: The economic center of gravity in the Americas shifted from Central America to the sugar-producing regions of the Caribbean and coastal Brazil. This transition was driven by the massive expansion of the plantation complex and the associated demand for labor.

Source  ·  p. 2 Eltis & Richardson, Atlas, 2