after Spanish colonists stopped using American Indians in the Caribbean for labor, they did what, imported African slaves, paid British settlers, forced French prisoners, or used Spanish slaves to work the land?

Answer 1

After Spanish colonists stopped using American Indians in the Caribbean for labor, they primarily imported African slaves to work the land. The decline in the Indigenous population due to disease, harsh labor conditions, and violence led colonists to seek a new labor force, which resulted in the transatlantic slave trade and the importation of enslaved Africans to work on plantations and in other labor capacities.