Multiple choice

Demand for sugar and tobacco led to the growth of plantations. Cheap labor brought more slaves

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

The high demand for cash crops like sugar and tobacco in Europe led to the establishment of large-scale plantations in the Americas. To maximize profits, plantation owners relied heavily on the cheap, forced labor of enslaved people, driving the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade.

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