Passage: In 1718 the Danish claimed the island of St. John to develop sugar plantations and crops such as indigo and cotton; there was especially great demand for sugar and prices were high in Europe. Dutch planters were still important on the island. By mid-1733, planters had developed 109 plantations, and slaveholders owned more than 1,000 African slaves on St. John. One-fifth of the plantations were then devoted to sugar; by the end of the century, most would be, and the total slave population would be 2500. In 1733 the population of African slaves on St. John was more than five times larger than that of the European inhabitants: 1087 slaves and 206 whites. Many of St. John's plantations were owned by people residing on St. Thomas. These absentee landowners hired overseers to manage their lands and slaves on St. John. Under these conditions, overseer cruelty flourished. The Danish West India Company provided only six soldiers for the defense of St. John, which supplemented the local white militia.
Approximately how many plantations in 1733 were devoted to sugar? How many additional slaves were acquired by the turn of the century? How many more slaves than whites were there on St. John in 1733? How many more slaves were on St. John by the end of the century then were there in 1733? How many more slaves were there compared to whites on St. John? How many more slaves were there from the mid-1733 to the end of the century? How many more slaves were there in St. John by the end of the century than in mid 1733? How many more slaves were there than whites on St. John in 1733? How many was the minimum amount of plantations and slaves on St. John in mid-1733? How many years after the Danish claimed the island of St. John did it take for 109 plantations to be developed? How many years was it between when the Danish claimed St. John to when planters had developed 109 plantations? How many years was it between when the Danish claimed St. John to when slaveowners owned more than 1000 African slaves? How many years was it between when the Danish claimed St. John to when the population of African slaves on St. John was more than five times larger than that of the Euopean inhabitants? IN 1733 how many more slaves were there than whites? In 1733 how many more slaves were there than white people? What allowed overseer cruelty to flourish? Who had developed 109 plantations? Who were the first Europeans to arrive in St. John?