The French and English, intent on exploitation of the island's resources, encountered resistance from the native Caribs (Kalinago), who waged war during the first three years of the settlements' existence.Cobley, 1994, p. 28.Cobley, 1994, p. 27. The Europeans resolved to rid themselves of this problem. An ideological campaign was waged by colonial chroniclers, dating back to the Spanish, as they produced literature which denied the Kalinagos' humanity (a literary tradition carried through the late-seventeenth century by such authors as Jean-Baptiste du Tertre and Pere Labat). In 1626 the Anglo-French settlers joined forces to massacre the Kalinago at a place that became known as Bloody Point, allegedly to preempt a Carib plan to expel or kill all European settlers. Thereafter, the English and French established large sugar plantations which were worked by imported African slaves. This made the planter-colonists rich, but drastically altered the islands' demographics as black slaves soon came to outnumber Europeans.
The FREnch and eNGlisH, inTEnt oN exPloItatioN oF the IsLaND'S resOurces, eNcoUnteRed ResistAnCe FRoM thE nAtIvE caribs (kALiNAgo) wHo waged War DURIng thE fiRst thrEe yeArs oF tHe SEttlEmEnTs' EXIstENcE.cObleY, 1994, P. 28.coBleY, 1994, P. 27. THe EuropEaNs resolvEd to Rid thEmselVes of this ProBlEm. an ideoLOgiCal camPaIgN was wagEd by cOlonial ChROnicLERS, datIng back tO thE sPaNish, aS they PrODuceD LitEraTure WhIch denIed tHe kALinAGos' humanity (a litErARy tRaDITIOn caRRied thRouGh The Late-SeveNtEenth CeNtUry BY SuCH authors as jeaN-baptiSte du tertRe aNd pere lAbaT). IN 1626 The anglo-french seTtleRs joIned forceS To maSsACre the KAl,iNago AT a place that becaMe knOwN aS bloody poInt, allegEdLy to prEEmPt a carIb pLan tO exPEl Or KIll all euRopean seTtlERs. tHereafTEr, tHe enGliSh And freNch establiShed laRGe sUgAr plantaTIoNS which were wOrkEd by ImPOrteD aFrICan sLaVeS. tHis mAde tHE plAnTEr-colOnIsTS rich, buT dRasticalLY AlTerED tHe IsLands' DeMogrAPhicS As bLaCK slAvEs sOOn camE to outNuMBER eUropeaNs.