Virginia tobacco planters primarily filled their need for field workers by enslaving people from Africa. This system of forced labor became a foundational aspect of the economy in Virginia and other Southern colonies, as it provided a stable and cheap labor force for the labor-intensive cultivation of tobacco.
How did Virginia tobacco planters fill their need for field workers?
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by enslaving people from Africa
by enslaving people from Africa
by using machines to do the work
by using machines to do the work
by hiring German immigrants
by hiring German immigrants
by paying workers high wages
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