Economy & TradeThe 1820s

Economy & Trade in the 1820s

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged economy and trade — trade, currency, industry and resources, narrowed to the 1820s — 3 of them, drawn from 3 nations, running from 1820 to 1825. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
3
Nations
3
Earliest
1820
Latest
1825
North America
2
Africa
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. North America

    Cuba

    Sugar-and-slavery boom

    Cuba becomes the world's leading sugar producer, importing over 600,000 enslaved Africans; by 1860 it makes nearly a third of the world's sugar.

    Era: Spanish Colony: Havana, Sugar, and Slavery

    Sources: Cuba: Sugarcane and the growth of slavery · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Africa

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    Coffee and cocoa introduced

    Coffee and then cocoa, brought from Brazil around the 1820s, were planted on the islands, reviving the plantation economy after the long decline of sugar.

    Era: Cocoa, the roças and the 'cocoa slavery' scandal

    Sources: History of São Tomé and Príncipe · Wikipedia, São Tomé and Príncipe · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. North America

    Haiti

    The French indemnity

    France recognises Haitian independence only in exchange for an indemnity of 150 million francs, burdening Haiti with crippling debt.

    Era: Kingdom, Republic, and the Indemnity

    Sources: History of Haiti · Encyclopaedia Britannica