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As soon as Spain opened Cuba's ports up to foreign ships, a great sugar boom began that lasted until the 1880s.
The island was perfect for growing sugar, being dominated by rolling plains, with rich soil and adequate rainfall.
By 1860, Cuba was devoted to growing sugar, having to import all other necessary goods.
Cuba was particularly dependent on the United States, which bought 82 percent of its sugar.
In 1820, Spain abolished the slave trade, hurting the Cuban economy even more and forcing planters to buy more expensive, illegal, and troublesome slaves ( as demonstrated by the events surrounding the ship Amistad ).

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