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Would Europeans be effective slaves on Caribbean Plantations?
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The history of the Caribbean bears out that many Europeans did in fact end up labouring on plantations in the region. By the late 17th century, somewhere between 10 and 50 per cent of the ...
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Would Europeans be effective slaves on Caribbean Plantations?
Physically there's not enough difference between any "nation" or "race" to be worthy of discussion. The only substantial difference is the colour of the skin. The notion that Sub-...
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Would Europeans be effective slaves on Caribbean Plantations?
The basic problem during the 1800's was malaria which had been introduced to the Americas. While mosquitoes are common north of the Mason Dixon line, the malaria Plasmodium inside them would not. [1] ...
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Would Europeans be effective slaves on Caribbean Plantations?
If I remember correctly, the slave trade from Africa to America started because indigenous people didn't fare well with the harsh working conditions, while the African were more robust and strong.
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Would Europeans be effective slaves on Caribbean Plantations?
Quote from Tacitus about germans.
"They are less able to bear laborious work. Heat and thirst they cannot in the least endure; to cold and hunger their climate and their soil inure them."
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What gene could have a mutation that would cause this syndrome characterized by hyperempathy, liver disease, squeaky voice, and sumo-like physique?
Frame challenge.
Flip your problem around: who or how many among your readers are going to raise an eyebrow two floors above their forehead and say "oh, gene Q4PW9#6 doesn't do that when mutated, ...
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