The expansion of sugar plantations in the West Indies required
A)a sharp increase in the African slave trade.
B)an increase in arable land.
C)new fertilizers and seeds.
D)the creation of new markets among the Amerindians.
E)government consultants to oversee farming.

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The expansion of sugar plantations in the West Indies led to a sharp increase in the African slave trade as the labor-intensive nature of sugar cultivation required a large workforce, which was met through the importation of enslaved Africans.

The Expansion of Sugar Plantations in the West Indies Required