Sugar almost always went hand in hand with slavery, deforestation, the concentration of landholding into large plantations, and the rise of a powerful planter class.

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Sugar production in the Americas during the colonial era relied heavily on slave labor and the expansion of plantations led to deforestation and the concentration of land in the hands of wealthy planters. These factors contributed to the rise of a powerful planter elite in places like the Caribbean and Brazil.

Sugar Almost Always Went Hand in Hand with Slavery, Deforestation