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A)
Identify the products that first attracted European merchants to Asia.
(1 point)
spices
wool cloth
enslaved people
precious metals (gold and silver)
A)
Which statement
best
describes why slavery was used in the Americas?
(1 point)
European nations adopted the idea of using slavery in the Americas from the African kingdoms they
encountered.
Enslaved people were efficient factory workers needed to produce manufactured goods in the Americas.
The desire for cheap labor to produce cheap goods drove the expansion of slavery in the Americas.
Indigenous people refused to serve as workers, making cash crops too expensive to produce in the
Americas.
A)
Which of the following is a cash crop produced in the Americas?
(1 point)
sugar
cloth
silk
cowrie shells
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5
A)
Which statement
best
relates sugarcane production to the expansion of slavery in the Americas?
(1 point)
The enslavement of Indigenous peoples in the Americas allowed for the growth of sugarcane production.
Sugarcane production had little impact on the expansion of slavery in the Americas compared to other
cash crops.
Because sugar was a cash crop, the cheap labor provided by slavery allowed for the greatest profit for
plantations.
While sugarcane did use enslaved labor, other factors such as economic policy were more important
reasons for expansion.
A)
What nation in the Americas was the last to formally abolish slavery?
(1 point)
Cuba
Brazil
Puerto Rico
Great Britain

Answer 1

1. spices

2. The desire for cheap labor to produce cheap goods drove the expansion of slavery in the Americas.

3. sugar

4. Because sugar was a cash crop, the cheap labor provided by slavery allowed for the greatest profit for plantations.

5. Brazil