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To a certain extent, it can be argued that bonded white labor was the equivalent of Caribbean chattel slavery. This is due to the fact that the white indentured laborers were "owned" and they worked without being paid. On the contrary, it can also be argued that these two forms of labor were not equivalent to each other. One of the main reasons being that the white indentured servants had a 'bond'; hence, they knew that they would be freed after a certain amount of years of work depending on that bond as well as their conduct since certain acts were punishable by additional years to the bond. Caribbean chattel slavery was very different in that the workers (or slaves as we knew them) were purchased and stripped of their freedom upon their capture and they did not have set times t which they would be freed. Their freedom was not guaranteed at any point in time. These slaves did not arrive at that status as a form of punishment, rather they were unwillingly and unjustly captured. In  my view, bonded white labor served as somewhat of a form of the modern day imprisonment. the white laborers were mostly convicts, prostitutes, etc who were being punished. The chattel slaves in the Caribbean were also mistreated by their masters in comparison to the bonded white laborers.
West African enslavement was very distinct from Caribbean chattel slavery. In West Africa, the enslaved had more rights, freedom, opportunities, capacities and ownership. West African slaves were treated more humanely as social beings in contrast to Caribbean chattel slaves who were just seen as economic profits.
I don't necessarily think that skin color provided benefit in Caribbean slavery. Although the African's were more beneficial in that they worked more efficiently and did not get sick as much as the white indentured laborers was not due to their skin color. It could possibly be attributed to their practices and origins.

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The non-sugar industry was very important in the creation of the Caribbean economy in the 17th century. Through agriculture, the the Caribbean nations sustained their economy and they learned how to operate. These earlier agricultural practices with tobacco, cotton, etc were essential in the Caribbean as it taught the workers the basis in which they would work the sugar upon the introduction to sugar. Although, most Caribbean nations based themselves on sustainable agriculture, they eventually gained competition and the economy began to decline. Other colonies began producing some of the same products and the Caribbean could not compete since they could not produce nearly as much and the quality was not as good as their competitors'. This created a major decline i n the economy and that was when the sugar industry was introduced by the Dutch after being expelled from Brazil. In terms of the economy, the sugar industry was very beneficial to the Caribbean as it boosted the economy. Despite the social effects of this introduction, the economical benefits greatly increased as Caribbean countries like Barbados and Jamaica thrived with sugar. The Europeans also began to incorporate sugar into their foods and drinks and so the demand was high and since it was not bulky, it was also relatively east to transport in their small ships.

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The African collection at the National Museum and Art Gallery depicted a brief history of the slave trade. The collection included short scripts describing the citadels, the purchase by European traders, the conditions on board ships, the voyage, a map of the triangular trade system and a list of the company of merchants trading to Africa. I believe that the African slave trade plays an important role in the history of the Caribbean not only because it accounts for the population but also the shared history that allows the countries of the Caribbean to identify as one nation. The African slave trade influenced earlier Caribbean civilizations through their cultural practices and beliefs. The African slave trade also influenced one sided perspectives of history and the way people came to view themselves and their races. This trade, I believe, caused the European whites to feel superior to the black slaves since they owned them. This perception still exists among many, we may know it now as racism but it's also a form of ethnocentrism.

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Defining the Caribbean based on the tectonic plate (which is mostly oceanic), would exclude Belize, México, Suriname and Guyana. The Caribbean is usually thought of as a group of islands and all above mentioned countries do not fall under such category. Although they are partially situated in the Caribbean sea, they are not completely surrounded by it or any other sea. These countries are situated as parts of central, north and south America where they border with other inland countries.
Mexico is considered a part of North America, even though it borders with the Caribbean sea (the Caribbean sea can be defined in accordance with the Caribbean plate or as bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west, to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba, to the east by the Lesser Antilles, and to the south by the north coast of South America).
Belize, on the other hand, is considered a part of Central America. Should the boundaries of the Caribbean be set according to the tectonic plate, Belize would not be considered a part of Caribbean because it is situated directly above that boundary. The same would apply for both Suriname and Guyana. Both countries are fall under South America.