Perhaps the most valuable region was the West Indies. The islands were great sources of many products that struggled or flat out could not be grown domestically. but one of the most notable was Barbados. Barbados exported many products. Among these included sugar, rum, molasses, cotton, ginger, aloes, slaves, fish, and cotton. (My)
The most critical of these being sugar. Sugar was important at the time because the Brits consumed a large amount of tea. The island was very conducive to the production of sugar. In a letter sent to London, an official wrote, “for the purchase of negroes, wine, fish and other goods for the use of this Island, and thereby numberless hands have been employ'd in H.M. Kingdoms and Territories, and great revenues have accrued to the