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Throughout the 17th and 18th century, '''sugar plantations''' were highly prevalent and profitable in the [[Caribbean]]. Typically owned by a single family, they were normally worked by said family's [[Slavery|slaves]], and guarded by a sizable contingent of soldiers. | Throughout the 17th and 18th century, '''sugar plantations''' were highly prevalent and profitable in the [[Caribbean]]. Typically owned by a single family, they were normally worked by said family's [[Slavery|slaves]], and guarded by a sizable contingent of soldiers. | ||
During the early 18th century, the [[Peter Beckford|Beckford]] and {{Wiki|Drax Hall Estate|Drax}} estates owned the majority of the plantations in the Caribbean. Because of the possible rewards obtainable from a successful raid, sugar plantations were a promising, if risky, target for [[Piracy|pirates]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | During the early 18th century, the [[Peter Beckford|Beckford]] and {{Wiki|Drax Hall Estate|Drax}} estates owned the majority of the plantations in the Caribbean. Because of the possible rewards obtainable from a successful raid, sugar plantations were a promising, if risky, target for [[Piracy|pirates]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
Up until September 1715, the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Julien du Casse]] owned a small plantation on the island of [[Great Inagua]]. After the pirate [[Edward Kenway]] killed du Casse and took the cove for himself, the plantation was maintained by the pirates.<ref name="AC4"/> | |||
During the 1730s there were a number of sizable plantations on and around the island of [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]], including those at [[Wellington]] and [[Tortuga]], as well as a number near the town of [[Port-au-Prince]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - [[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> | During the 1730s there were a number of sizable plantations on and around the island of [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]], including those at [[Wellington]] and [[Tortuga]], as well as a number near the town of [[Port-au-Prince]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - [[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 31 October 2014
- Adéwalé: "And there are a few [of the crew] talking about meeting with Master Kidd to steal from a nearby plantation."
- Edward: "A plantation? That's ambitious."
- Adéwalé: "Profitable too, if we can manage it."
- —Adéwalé and Edward Kenway discussing the risks and rewards of stealing from a sugar plantation, 1715.[src]
Throughout the 17th and 18th century, sugar plantations were highly prevalent and profitable in the Caribbean. Typically owned by a single family, they were normally worked by said family's slaves, and guarded by a sizable contingent of soldiers.
During the early 18th century, the Beckford and Drax estates owned the majority of the plantations in the Caribbean. Because of the possible rewards obtainable from a successful raid, sugar plantations were a promising, if risky, target for pirates.[1]
Up until September 1715, the Templar Julien du Casse owned a small plantation on the island of Great Inagua. After the pirate Edward Kenway killed du Casse and took the cove for himself, the plantation was maintained by the pirates.[1]
During the 1730s there were a number of sizable plantations on and around the island of Saint-Domingue, including those at Wellington and Tortuga, as well as a number near the town of Port-au-Prince.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Freedom Cry
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