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Some historians are convinced that the expansion of slavery was linked to profits planters made from growing cash crops such as tobacco, rice, indigo, and sugar. By the eighteenth century the sugar islands in the Caribbean served as a major market place for enslaved people. The sugar crop and enslaved harvesting of the crop were a major income source for plantation owners in the Caribbean.
Which of the following accurately investigates the reasons why the African slave trade spread to the Caribbeans? Select one answer. (1 point)
The demand for rice rose during the seventeenth century, which increased the demand of enslaved people
The growving demand for sugar encouraged plantation owners to purchase enslaved people to increase their pronts
The demand to colonze nery conguered lande in Portuga and Snitain prompted lancowners to
punchase enslaved people
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pantation land