Talk:History of commercial tobacco in the United States/Archives/2015

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The following paragraph is not a valid in structure as a comparison between how American slaves and Caribbean slaves were treated... Where do you make mention to the way American's treated their slaves... The error is immediate....And should be changed to AMERICAN slave overs believed in working their slaves as animals... In comparison however, even in the Caribbean...

What is there now is as follows and compares Caribbean slave owners to Caribbean slave owners omitting the American's completely in the original sentence intent to compare American slavery and Caribbean slavery... "Caribbean slave owners believed in working their slaves as animals. If a slave died, so be it. Another could easily replace it. In comparison however, even in the Caribbean,"

Into the late 17th century, however, farmers in the Caribbean islands had the same ideas of creating large farms with the use of slaves. The major difference between American slavery and Caribbean slavery however, was how the slaves were treated. Caribbean slave owners believed in working their slaves as animals. If a slave died, so be it. Another could easily replace it. In comparison however, even in the Caribbean, the slaves working on tobacco were treated somewhat more fairly than those on sugar plantations whereas the slaves growing tobacco on the islands had often come from regions in Africa that grew tobacco and as such had an appreciated knowledge for the planting and harvesting of tobacco. However, this is not to say they were treated well.[ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 135.23.209.15 (talk) 17:26, 31 December 2014 (UTC)