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  • Barbados was settled by British in 1627-1628. Its main product was cane sugar, raised on large plantations. The African slave labor force was supplemented by the mid-to-late 1600’s by Irish and Scottish indentured servants and slaves. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados#History

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Nov: 14