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Sugar Plantations:
At first, settlers in America imported cane sugar from the West Indies. However, after the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, plantation owners began growing sugar cane.
Once harvested, sugar had to be processed quickly. Enslaved Africans working on sugar plantations had to work day and night for a lengthy period of time after harvesting. As well, sugar processing involved considerable physical danger to those involved.
The crushed cane was used for fuel, molasses, and as a base for rum. The industry grew rapidly, and by 1830, New Orleans had the largest sugar refinery in the world with an annual capacity of 6,000 tons.
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