The Sugar Revolution: The Most Significant Revolution In History

When asked the question, “What was the most significant revolution in history?” to an English speaker, most people would respond with a political revolution such as the French Revolution, American Revolution, or the Russian Revolution. A few people would respond with other revolutions such as the Industrial Revolution, the Renaissance, or the Reformation. The commonality between all of the revolutions listed above is that all revolutions have resulted in direct changes in the Western World. This is a result of ethnocentrism, considering one’s culture to be superior to others. However, there are many revolutions that have occurred mostly outside of Europe. An example would be the Sugar Revolution, “a series of interrelated changes that altered

Though sugar was rare before the Sugar Revolution, Europeans today consume the most sugar per capita. The Sugar Revolution did not stop in the Caribbeans; it spread to other places like India. Though the sugarcane originated from India, the sugar industry was further developed under the British Raj. India is currently the second largest producer of sugar after Brazil. Though the Sugar Revolution is generally considered to be an economic revolution, there were also many political effects. Without the Sugar Revolution, there would not be as many Africans, descendants of slaves, today in the Caribbeans. Without the slaves in the Caribbeans, there would have been no Haitian Revolution, no successful slave rebellions in history. With no successful slave rebellion, Haiti would not have been able to gain independence until the period of decolonization of the mid and late 20th century. An event did not occur in a local region does not necessarily mean that it has negligible effects in other regions. The lack of a bloody overthrow of the government does not necessarily mean that it has not brought change. The lack of precious metals does not necessarily mean that it will not contribute to the global