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Question 10 • World History, Culture, and Geography

Slavery began to develop in the Americas during the age of exploration because

Answer
A
plantation owners could no longer afford to pay workers to farm.
B
work on plantations was difficult and needed large numbers of workers.
C
new plantations grew cotton and workers were injured during picking.
D
plantation owners feared contracting diseases if they worked themselves.