Agriculture, mostly tobacco and other cash crops.
A concept obtained from William Blackstone's commentaries that was commonly referred to as "the law about the law"; it established the universal principles of right and justice. A document issued by the crown that established a relationship between the King and his subjects.
The workers were too far apart and there were too many companies, so it was not possible for them to make a huge country-wide union because the people didn't even know each other. This enabled the companies to beat unions more easily when it came to worker rights.
Jamaica gained it's Independence from Britain in 1962, though is was ruled by the Spanish for over 100 years prior to the British taking control in 1655. Britain held onto Jamaica for a whopping 307 years. Independence was and is considered a good thing by many Jamaicans, but in the modern era, almost 60% of Jamaican citizens say they'd prefer to be ruled by the British again, very different from most former British colonies.
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