Story of Cuba
Cuba was colonized by the Spanish. Where they settled in Havana in 1515. During the early 16th centry the Spanish kept coming in search of gold and they ended up enslaving and wiping out the Taino population. Many plantations were set up because Cuba was a federal land where many crops of sugar, coffee, and tobacco could be grown. With the growth of the farming industry and exports the Spanish started to bring in slaves to work the fields. With Spain being so far away the general population started to rebel and fight for their independence from Spain in the mid-18th century. This went on for about ten years, then the United States got involved and sent battleships over to Havana to help out in the situation, which led in part to the set up of the Spanish-American war. Once the wars was over The Treaty of Paris was signed and gave The United …show more content…
Cuba has the largest crops grown in organic fields. With the restrictions of trade with Cuba, Cubans have had to rely on traditional farming methods to maintain crops. When droughts come the crops are weakened, so the government has to find other sources to bringing food in, from other countries. Other issues facing the agriculture industry in cuba is that the water sources often run dry in the summer months causing crops to dry out. With a freeze on trade many farmers are working with outdated equipment that is broken. So the government puts enforces peasants to go out and work fields to maintain crops. Therefore the industry is more