Question
The rise in the importation of enslaved people to the Americas is due in large part to the
Question 8 options:
A)
growth of mercantilist ideas and concepts.
B)
lack of settlers in North America.
C)
depopulation of Native American empires by disease.
D)
demand for labor on sugarcane plantations.
Question 8 options:
A)
growth of mercantilist ideas and concepts.
B)
lack of settlers in North America.
C)
depopulation of Native American empires by disease.
D)
demand for labor on sugarcane plantations.
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The rise in the importation of enslaved people to the Americas is due in large part to the:
**D) demand for labor on sugarcane plantations.**
While other factors such as mercantilist ideas, the lack of settlers, and the depopulation of Native American empires also played a role, the primary driver for the importation of enslaved people was the booming agricultural economy, particularly the high demand for labor in the cultivation of sugarcane.
**D) demand for labor on sugarcane plantations.**
While other factors such as mercantilist ideas, the lack of settlers, and the depopulation of Native American empires also played a role, the primary driver for the importation of enslaved people was the booming agricultural economy, particularly the high demand for labor in the cultivation of sugarcane.