The Production of Sugar
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Shalene Chung-Thomas
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The Production of Sugar
Describe the manufacturing processes on a typical sugar plantation before 1838;
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Planting Time
Cane plants take about fifteen months to mature while rations take a shorter time- approximately one year or twelve months
The slaves worked until about eight or nine o'clock when they pause for breakfast which has been prepared by the elderly female slaves.
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Harvest time
The field slaves are armed with their machetes, ready to cut the ripe canes.
They cut the canes in specific lengths known as fraggotts.
The slaves then place the cut canes in bundles tied with cane wisps and load them onto waiting carts called wains.
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Kinds of Mill
There were three types of mills :
Water, Wind and Animal
Water mills were very efficient but expensive to install. They were best suited for areas with an abundant water supply.
Windmills had to be placed so as to catch both land and sea breezes.
Animal drawn mills were the most common type used but were slower.
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Use the diagram below to provide the correct answer or complete the statements.
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Multiple Choice
The manufacture of sugar began with slaves cutting cane in
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Multiple Choice
Cut can were transported in carts called wains to the
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Multiple Choice
The extracted cane juice is sent to the __________ , where a series of copper boilers each one smaller than the other.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
In the distillery ( Still House), molasses, inferior cane juice were mixed and left to ferment for at least a week
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Multiple Choice
Hogsheads were then sealed and made ready for shipment to Europe
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