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Some historians are convinced that the expansion of slavery was linked to profits planters made from growing cash crops such as tobacco, rice, indigo, and sugar. By the eighteenth century the sugar islands in the Caribbean served as a major market place for enslaved people. The sugar crop and enslaved harvesting of the crop were a major income source for plantation owners in the Caribbean.

Which of the following accurately investigates the reasons why the African slave trade spread to the Caribbeans?

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African slave traders exported enslaved people to the Caribbean in exchange for more fertile plantation land.
African slave traders exported enslaved people to the Caribbean in exchange for more fertile plantation land.

The growing demand for sugar encouraged plantation owners to purchase enslaved people to increase their profits.
The growing demand for sugar encouraged plantation owners to purchase enslaved people.

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The correct choice is the second: "The growing demand for sugar encouraged plantation owners to purchase enslaved people to increase their profits."

Reason: the excerpt says the Caribbean sugar crop and enslaved harvesting were a major income source for plantation owners, so demand for sugar drove planters to buy enslaved labor. The first option (export in exchange for plantation land) is not supported by the text.