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.

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