Transcontinental Trade Quick Check%0D%0A4 of 54 of 5 Items%0D%0A%0D%0AQuestion%0D%0AWhich statement best relates sugarcane growth to the expansion of slavery in Brazil?(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AEnslaved people were rarely used on sugar plantations; instead, they were used to build infrastructure, such as mills and railroads.%0D%0AEnslaved people were rarely used on sugar plantations; instead, they were used to build infrastructure, such as mills and railroads.%0D%0A%0D%0APlantation owners could make more money off their sugar crops by using enslaved labor rather than paid labor.%0D%0APlantation owners could make more money off their sugar crops by using enslaved labor rather than paid labor.%0D%0A%0D%0AEconomic policies, such as mercantilism, were more important to the spread of slavery than sugarcane production.%0D%0AEconomic policies, such as mercantilism, were more important to the spread of slavery than sugarcane production.%0D%0A%0D%0ASugarcane production was dangerous, so paid labor was preferred over the use of enslaved labor.

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Plantation owners could make more money off their sugar crops by using enslaved labor rather than paid labor.