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 filling the need of the plantations because many of them died due to mistreatment and harsh working conditions. Bartolome de Las Casas reports that in just 50 years, the Indigenous population in Hispaniola decreased from three million to only 200. Additionally, Las Casas describes how the labor of the Indigenous peoples was insufficient in meeting the demands of the plantations due to their weakened state from disease and abuse. These factors contributed to the failure of enslaving Indigenous peoples as a sustainable source of labor for the plantations.
