American Isles

Cities	Kingstown, St. Vincent • Bridgetown, Barbados • Castries, St. Lucia • Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
Colonized	Late 16th century
Discovered by	Britain
Place of origin	Caribbean
Region or state	British Empire
Cultural influence	Commerce, Culture, Political power
Major source of wealth	Sugar plantations • Lucrative slave trade