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Why did early Spanish and Portuguese settlers force African people to work as slaves in Latin America?
A.
They needed labor for sugarcane and coffee plantations.
B.
They needed labor for cotton and tobacco plantations.
C.
They needed labor to help them mine for gold.
D.
They needed labor to help them mine for coal.
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Early Iberian colonies—especially in Brazil and the Caribbean—relied heavily on labor‑intensive sugar plantations (and later coffee). The demand for plantation labor drove the transatlantic slave trade. Gold and silver mining also used coerced labor, but sugar (and later coffee) was the main reason; coal mining was not a major factor.
Early Iberian colonies—especially in Brazil and the Caribbean—relied heavily on labor‑intensive sugar plantations (and later coffee). The demand for plantation labor drove the transatlantic slave trade. Gold and silver mining also used coerced labor, but sugar (and later coffee) was the main reason; coal mining was not a major factor.
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