Chapter 1
Origins and legends of the bean
Chapter 2
The European coffeehouse revolution
Chapter 3
Colonial expansion and the global crop
Chapter 4
Modern waves and unique global rituals
YOUR GOAL
Master of Global coffee cultures
Ch 3 · Colonial expansion and the global crop
schott Coffee's Global Journey
A tiny coffee seedling, from Paris sailed to Martinique, water shared on rough seas, seeded coffee across the Americas.
schott Brazil used a clever romantic diplomatic mission in 1727 to acquire coffee seeds and become the world's top producer.
schott A single coffee plant smuggled by a French naval officer in 1723 populated millions of trees across the Americas.
Fun Fact
Smuggled bouquet: Brazil's multi-billion-dollar coffee industry began in 1727 when a Portuguese officer smuggled coffee seeds out of French Guiana hidden in a bouquet of flowers.
Glossary
plantation (noun)
A large estate or farm, especially in a tropical country, on which crops are cultivated for commercial sale. In 1699, the Dutch established coffee plantations in Java, transforming the island into a major global exporter.
A large estate or farm, especially in a tropical country, on which crops are cultivated for commercial sale. In 1699, the Dutch established coffee plantations in Java, transforming the island into a major global exporter.
Quiz
How did French officer Gabriel de Clieu keep his coffee plant alive during his dramatic 1723 voyage to Martinique?
Quiz
Which European colonial power first successfully cultivated coffee on the island of Java in 1696?
Quiz
Why did the Boston Tea Party of 1773 cause coffee to become a patriotic drink in the United States?
Quiz
What is the name of the devastating plant disease that destroyed the coffee industries of East Asia and the Pacific in the late 19th century?
Quiz
In 1727, how did Francisco de Melo Palheta acquire the coffee seeds that started Brazil's coffee empire?
Quiz
What crop did Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) switch to after a devastating fungus wiped out its coffee plantations in 1869?
Quiz
Which major South American country became the world's largest coffee producer by the mid-19th century and remains so today?