1. Explain why sugar was the primary reason for the transatlantic slave trade.
2. Explain the differences between European indentured servitude and African enslavement in the Americas. 
3. Why did Europeans not produce sugar and other agricultural products themselves?
4. What extremely lucrative product was produced in the thirteen colonies from a by-product of the sugar-making process?
4. What was the average lifespan of an enslaved person on a sugar plantation in the Caribbean?
5. Why is obesity considered a social disease? What are the health implications associated with this disease?