The rise in the importation of enslaved people to the Americas is due in large part to the

Question

Question 8 options:

A)

growth of mercantilist ideas and concepts.

B)

lack of settlers in North America.

C)

depopulation of Native American empires by disease.

D)

demand for labor on sugarcane plantations.

Answer 1

The rise in the importation of enslaved people to the Americas is due in large part to the:

D) demand for labor on sugarcane plantations.

While other factors such as mercantilist ideas, the lack of settlers, and the depopulation of Native American empires also played a role, the primary driver for the importation of enslaved people was the booming agricultural economy, particularly the high demand for labor in the cultivation of sugarcane.