Which consequence is intentional?

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Some sailors and conquistadors have smallpox. They come in contact with Native Americans who contract the disease and die after infecting their relatives and neighbors.

Some sailors and conquistadors have smallpox. They come in contact with Native Americans who contract the disease and die after infecting their relatives and neighbors.

Affluent Europeans buy sugar from merchants in European cities. Millions of people in Africa are kidnapped by African slave traders and sold to European sugarcane planters in the Caribbean.

Affluent Europeans buy sugar from merchants in European cities. Millions of people in Africa are kidnapped by African slave traders and sold to European sugarcane planters in the Caribbean.

Europeans take corn to Africa. Corn becomes an important crop there.

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The consequence that is intentional is:

Affluent Europeans buy sugar from merchants in European cities. Millions of people in Africa are kidnapped by African slave traders and sold to European sugarcane planters in the Caribbean.

In this case, the actions of affluent Europeans in seeking sugar directly contribute to the intentional exploitation of African people for labor, as there's a direct link between their purchasing choices and the demand for slave labor in the sugar industry.