9000 years ago, sugar was grown in New Guinea. It made its way to India, the Mediterranean, the Atlantic Island of Madeira and the Canery Islands. Then Columbus introduced sugar in 1493 to the West Indies. This lead to the slavery of African to make more sugar canes that the Portuguese could sell. Large plantations were created by the Portuguese in Brazil during the 1500s and in the Caribbean during the late 1600s. Trading sugar became very popular, and it was a successful business. The increasing demand for sugar, the profit and the fact that it was exotic, are what drove the sugar trade. People loved sugar. They craved and demanded for this new and exciting foreign food. “...for such is the influence of sugar, that once touching the nerves
