??????????  French, English, and Dutch in Caribbean (1 jan 1640 ano – 31 dez 1800 ano)
Descrição:
 - In the 1640s, French, English, and Dutch settlers replaced the Spanish to build plantations, and they found that the Caribbean offered ideal conditions for growing cash crops, particularly sugar and tobacco
- They imported several million slaves to provide labor since indigenous populations were extinct
- By 1700: Caribbean society consisted of a small class of European administrators and large numbers of African slaves 
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Data:
1 jan 1640 ano
31 dez 1800 ano
 ~ 161 years