For those sugar islands, London would have to do something to threaten the industry. High taxes or regulations perhaps.
Even then those islands would never actually declare independence. It would be economic suicide.
For those sugar islands, London would have to do something to threaten the industry. High taxes or regulations perhaps.
What? Waste sugar? Never. Take it home to make molasses. When the wife asks where you got that sugar, just say it fell of a ship.
Even then those islands would never actually declare independence. It would be economic suicide.
If we ignore the British Navy, the American Mainland is still a market for the goods produced in the Caribbean.
It would be economic suicide.