The Impact of Feudalism on Barbados:
In Barbados, feudalism’s legacy appeared in how land was dispersed and controlled. The island’s plantation economy created a society where a small elite held huge quantities of land and wealth, while the majority of the population, consisting of enslaved Africans and later freedmen, had little power or autonomy.
This concentration of landownership mirrored the feudal estates of middle ages Britain, where the lords managed the land and the people who worked it. The social hierarchies that emerged in Barbados were deeply entrenched, with race and class playing a significant role in identifying one’s place in society.
Even after the abolition of slavery, these hierarchies persisted, affecting the island’s social and financial structures well into the contemporary era.
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