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*Under British rule, new states were created and the '''importation of slaves increased'''. | *Under British rule, new states were created and the '''importation of slaves increased'''. | ||
*In 1838, Trinidad had only 17,439 slaves, with 80% of slave owners having enslaved fewer than 10 people each. | *In 1838, Trinidad had only 17,439 slaves, with 80% of slave owners having enslaved fewer than 10 people each. | ||
*After the African slaves were emancipated many refused to continue working on the plantations. As a result, a severe agricultural labor shortage emerged. The British filled this gap by instituting a system of indentureship. Various nationalities were contracted under this system, including '''Indians, Chinese, and Portuguese'''. | |||
<ref name="main"/> | *Of these, the East Indians were imported in the largest numbers. Indentureship of the Indians lasted from 1845 to 1917, during which time more than 147,000 Indians came to Trinidad to work on sugarcane plantations. About 90% of the Indian immigrants chose, at the end of their contracted periods of indenture, to make Trinidad their permanent home.<ref name="main"/> | ||
==Emigration From Trinidad and Tobago== | ==Emigration From Trinidad and Tobago== | ||