Attempts were made to develop Anguilla into a plantation-based economy employing enslaved Africans, but the island's soil and climate were unfavourable and the plantations were largely unsuccessful.
Försök gjordes att utveckla Anguilla till en plantagebaserad ekonomi med slavanställda transporterade från Afrika, men öns jord och klimat var ogynnsamma och plantagen var i stor del misslyckade.