In 3–5 sentences, explain why enslaving the Indigenous peoples of the Americas was largely unsuccessful in filling the need of the plantations. Support your answer by using one piece of qualitative and one piece of quantitative information from Las Casas’s writing.
Enslaving the Indigenous peoples of the Americas was largely unsuccessful in meeting the plantation needs due to high mortality rates and resistance from the Indigenous population. Las Casas's qualitative information reveals that the Indigenous people were subjected to extreme brutality and mistreatment, leading to a significant reduction in their population. Additionally, quantitatively, Las Casas estimated that around eight million Indigenous people died within 50 years of European arrival, further reinforcing the failure of the enslavement system in adequately meeting plantation demands.
