Question
Why did the Portuguese turn to enslaved Africans to work sugar plantations?(1 point)
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Indigenous Americans in the Caribbean were nearly exterminated by disease and Europeans did not want to work in such brutal conditions.
Indigenous Americans in the Caribbean were nearly exterminated by disease and Europeans did not want to work in such brutal conditions.
Africans had considerable experience growing sugar.
Africans had considerable experience growing sugar.
Africans were eager to explore a new continent.
Africans were eager to explore a new continent.
Europeans were unwilling to enslave Indigenous Americans.
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Indigenous Americans in the Caribbean were nearly exterminated by disease and Europeans did not want to work in such brutal conditions.
Indigenous Americans in the Caribbean were nearly exterminated by disease and Europeans did not want to work in such brutal conditions.
Africans had considerable experience growing sugar.
Africans had considerable experience growing sugar.
Africans were eager to explore a new continent.
Africans were eager to explore a new continent.
Europeans were unwilling to enslave Indigenous Americans.
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**Indigenous Americans in the Caribbean were nearly exterminated by disease and Europeans did not want to work in such brutal conditions.**
This highlights that the decline of the Indigenous population due to disease and the reluctance of Europeans to endure the harsh working conditions on sugar plantations led to the reliance on enslaved Africans for labor.
**Indigenous Americans in the Caribbean were nearly exterminated by disease and Europeans did not want to work in such brutal conditions.**
This highlights that the decline of the Indigenous population due to disease and the reluctance of Europeans to endure the harsh working conditions on sugar plantations led to the reliance on enslaved Africans for labor.
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