347: The American Revolution (Part 1)
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The significance of the colonies in the 18th century
When people referred to the colonies, they were primarily talking about the lucrative islands of the Caribbean like Barbados and Jamaica./nThere were 26 British colonies in the New World in the 18th century, with only half rebelling in the American Revolution./nThe American War of Independence was not a complete disaster for the British as they managed to avoid losing the Sugar Islands./nMainland North America's largest crop was tobacco, while the West Indies' sugar cane and other products fetched a much higher annual average.
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