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During the 17th and 18th centuries, many African slaves were brought to the Caribbean to work on sugar plantations under terrible conditions. As the sick, malnourished, slaves died, European superpowers argued over the ownership of American land. The Europeans countries found these islands so important because of the opportunity for the growth of sugar cane, or the third cash crop.  This third cash crop promised vast wealth with relative ease to whoever could effectively plant, grow, and harvest it.