Why did the slave trade grow dramatically in the Americas in the mid-1500s?

(1 point)
Responses

People began to profit from selling Native Americans abroad.

People began to profit from selling Native Americans abroad.

Sugar became an important export.

Sugar became an important export.

Gold mining required a great deal of labor.

Gold mining required a great deal of labor.

Native Americans refused to work in the fields or in the mines.
PICK ONE

Sugar became an important export.