article_snippet: Barbados was colonised by James I in 1625 after the first English ship under the command of Captain John Powell docked there.
article_snippet: Wealthy English men were then allocated land in Barbados with many of the trees cut down to make way for cotton, sugar and tobacco plantations.
article_snippet: Slaves in Barbados dance and march through the streets after slavery was abolished in 1834.
article_snippet: Many slaves were taken to the Caribbean island in the 1700s to work on land in Barbados .
article_snippet: Barbados formerly dominated the sugar industry.
article_snippet: Pictured are sugar cane plantation field workers in 1910 .
article_snippet: the Caribbean island then went on to dominate the sugar industry and became the final destination for slaves, who were rounded up from West Africa.
article_snippet: After slavery was abolished in 1834, many people were drawn to West Africa in due to West Africa warm climate and slow pace of life.
article_snippet: After Barbados, pictured,  abolished slavery, many people were drawn to West Africa due to its warm climate and slow pace of life .