Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 11 • FL-2109310-World History

Which statement most accurately answers why the Europeans in the Caribbean felt the need to bring in enslaved Africans as laborers?

Answer

Europeans grew crops like coffee and sugar that could yield a high profit, but required many laborers.

The Europeans’ labor-intensive crops required laborers that already understood how to work with coffee and sugar.

Disease had decimated the Indigenous population, and the Caribbean plantations required more workers to perform hard labor.

Disease had physically weakened the Indigenous workers, and the Caribbean plantations required stronger laborers.

Explanation

European plantation owners grew profitable crops such as sugar and coffee, which required large numbers of laborers. Disease had devastated Indigenous communities, leaving far fewer people to force into this work, so Europeans brought enslaved Africans to the Caribbean. Choice A describes the demand for labor but leaves out the crucial shortage caused by disease.

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