40 Fascinating Facts About Saint Lucia | Page 23

SAINT LUCIA ALMOST GOT TRADED FOR CANADA     16 Saint Lucia, small but mighty! Albeit a small island in the West Indies, Saint Lucia is rich with resources, potential, promise and was thus highly sought after during the 17th and 18th centuries. Not only did the French and the British battle for control 14 times, Black History 365 says, St. Lucia was considered so valuable because of its sugar production at the time, that the British and French were willing to trade all of Canada for the small island. Eh! Citations: https://www.worldatlas.com/ https://www.blackpast.org/