Question
How did southern agriculture cause an increase in enslaved Africans brought to America?
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Responses
Large plantations in southern colonies needed more enslaved people for field labor.
Large plantations in southern colonies needed more enslaved people for field labor.
Many planters needed more enslaved people to replace indentured servants who moved north.
Many planters needed more enslaved people to replace indentured servants who moved north.
Plantation owners wanted to increase their status by having large numbers of enslaved Africans.
Plantation owners wanted to increase their status by having large numbers of enslaved Africans.
The increasing demand of American goods in Britain forced plantation owners to buy more slaves.
(1 point)
Responses
Large plantations in southern colonies needed more enslaved people for field labor.
Large plantations in southern colonies needed more enslaved people for field labor.
Many planters needed more enslaved people to replace indentured servants who moved north.
Many planters needed more enslaved people to replace indentured servants who moved north.
Plantation owners wanted to increase their status by having large numbers of enslaved Africans.
Plantation owners wanted to increase their status by having large numbers of enslaved Africans.
The increasing demand of American goods in Britain forced plantation owners to buy more slaves.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Large plantations in southern colonies needed more enslaved people for field labor.**
This highlights the primary reason for the increase in enslaved Africans brought to America: the labor-intensive agricultural economy of the South, particularly with cash crops like cotton, tobacco, and sugar, created a significant demand for workers.
**Large plantations in southern colonies needed more enslaved people for field labor.**
This highlights the primary reason for the increase in enslaved Africans brought to America: the labor-intensive agricultural economy of the South, particularly with cash crops like cotton, tobacco, and sugar, created a significant demand for workers.