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==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
The colony was heavily reliant on the cultivation of sugar cane and pineapples, primarily for export. It acted as a vital intermediary trading post between the Martillien colonies of [[Veraise colony]], [[Credesia colony]], and the Bourgondii colony of [[Equatorial Ostiecia]]. St. Nicholas Colony was deeply embroiled in the slave trade, utilizing enslaved labor for the cultivation of crops. | The colony was heavily reliant on the cultivation of sugar cane and pineapples, primarily for export. It acted as a vital intermediary trading post between the Martillien colonies of [[Veraise colony]], [[Credesia colony]], and the Bourgondii colony of [[Equatorial Ostiecia]]. St. Nicholas Colony was deeply embroiled in the slave trade, utilizing enslaved labor for the cultivation of crops. | ||
Under the dominance of the ethnically [[Bergendii]] Martilliens, the native population and | Under the dominance of the ethnically [[Bergendii]] Martilliens, the native population and slaves were subject to harsh, oppressive rule. St. Nicholas Colony's capital and primary port Havre de Grace, served as a critical port for ships to dock for necessary replenishments and repairs, enhancing its strategic importance in the colonial trade network of the era. | ||
The pineapple and sugar cane cultivation economy in St. Nicholas Colony revolved around the establishment of large-scale latifundia-style plantations, owned by Bergendii Martilliens, and worked by slaves imported from all across the [[Burgoignesc colonial empire]]. These latifundia, characterized by their extensive land holdings and centralized control, with an emphasis on maximizing productivity and profits, but also with a strong emphasis on health, in particular mosquito and malaria mitigation measures, like those practiced in coastal [[Dericania]]. | |||
The pineapple and sugar cane cultivation economy in St. Nicholas Colony flourished, contributing significantly to the colony's economic prosperity and reinforcing its pivotal role in the global trade of tropical commodities during the 18th and 19th centuries. | |||
==Military presence== | ==Military presence== | ||