How did the 1843 earthquake and the 1847 hurricane affect Antigua and Barbuda?

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The 1843 earthquake and the 1847 hurricane significantly exacerbated the economic challenges already facing Antigua and Barbuda following the emancipation of enslaved people in 1834. While the end of slavery had created difficulties in securing labor for the sugar estates, these natural disasters caused further economic problems for the islands.1