Soon after the Columbian Exchange began, European colonists established sugar plantations in the Caribbean, and merchants introduced sugar to European markets. Which was an intentional consequence of those actions?

A.

Millions of Africans voluntarily emigrated to the Caribbean for the well-paying jobs in the sugar fields.

B.

Native Americans planted more and more sugar and depleted their farmland.

C.

European sugar merchants became wealthy, as affluent people bought sugar in European cities.

D.

Europeans boycotted sugar as a means of showing their disapproval with the working conditions of native laborers.

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Laurel Dyer

9 May, 16:39

Soon after the Columbian Exchange began, European colonists established sugar plantations in the Caribbean, and merchants introduced sugar to European markets. Which was an intentional consequence of those actions?

A.

Millions of Africans voluntarily emigrated to the Caribbean for the well-paying jobs in the sugar fields.

B.

Native Americans planted more and more sugar and depleted their farmland.

C.

European sugar merchants became wealthy, as affluent people bought sugar in European cities.

D.

Europeans boycotted sugar as a means of showing their disapproval with the working conditions of native laborers.

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Cyrus Hickman · Answer 1

European sugar merchants became wealthy, as affluent people bought sugar in European cities. Thta was the only intentional consequence of those actions