Question

Imagine you investigated the role colonial plantations had on the increase of the African slave trade. Which of the following statements would provide the best findings of your investigation?
A. The demand for skilled labor to harvest cash crops increased the African slave trade
B. The demand for less intensive labor to harvest cash crops increased the African slave trade
C. The demand to cultivate plantation land decreased so the african slave trade increased to reduce labor costs
D. The demand to harvest cash crops at a cheap labor price increased the african slave trade

Answer 1

D. The demand to harvest cash crops at a cheap labor price increased the African slave trade