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Dbq Sugar Trade

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The sugar trade grew to be very important, very quick. Everybody wanted sugar. Many factors drove the sugar trade. It was influenced by trade philosophy, consumer demand, and economics. One factor that drove the sugar trade was because trade philosophy. There was the mercantile system, which was a way of everyone doing their part in society, supporting each other. In Document 12, it shows how the mercantile system worked. It shows how slaves were brought to make sugar and other products, and merchants would sell the products for a high price. They would buy the slaves for a cheap price, and sell them for a high price. Their system of trading led out a wealthy balance, and the wealth caused the British Empire to grow even more. Another factor
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