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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 cotton and tobacco plantations.
B.
They needed labor to help them mine for gold.
C.
They needed labor to help them mine for coal.
D.
They needed labor for sugarcane and coffee plantations.
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D. They needed labor for sugarcane and coffee plantations.
Early Iberian colonies relied on large, labor‑intensive plantations (especially sugar in Brazil and the Caribbean) and later coffee, and after indigenous populations declined from disease and abuse, enslaved Africans were forced to provide that labor.
Early Iberian colonies relied on large, labor‑intensive plantations (especially sugar in Brazil and the Caribbean) and later coffee, and after indigenous populations declined from disease and abuse, enslaved Africans were forced to provide that labor.
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