Which of these are factors that caused Europeans in the West Indies to use enslaved Africans? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Plantations needed many workers to grow and process crops, so the plantation system created a large demand for labor. Europeans increasingly enslaved Africans after Indigenous people in the West Indies died in large numbers, especially from diseases and harsh treatment. The correct choices are “The plantation system required many workers” and “They turned to Africans after native people of the West Indies died in large numbers.”

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