The origins of the modern plantation system can be found in the
A) American South.
B) Arab slave trade.
C) Portuguese slave trade.
D) European feudal system.
E) African slave system.

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The modern plantation system originated with the Portuguese in the 15th century, who established sugar plantations on islands off the coast of Africa, using enslaved African labor.

The Origins of the Modern Plantation System Can Be Found