leya19 leya19
  • 03-04-2019
  • History
contestada

What did the global demand for sugar impact the people of Africa ?

Respuesta :

mrsedlack
mrsedlack mrsedlack
  • 03-04-2019

In short: Europe wanted sugar. Sugar was grown in the Americas. Sugar requires labor. Labor is expensive. Slaves are cheap labor.

So, Africa was robbed of its population and that population was sent to the Americas to die harvesting sugar.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

In 1582, at a time when Europe was sharply divided along religious lines, which group was the first to adopt the Gregorian calendar reform -- calling for the re
What was important about the Chinese philosophy?
please help me i bad at math
45 - {3x[(6+4) divides by 2
How many solutions do you think the equation -10x+3=5x-27 has? Explain. Then, find the solution(s).
Which of the following describes the management function that includes determining which tasks will be done, who will do them, how the tasks will be grouped, wh
Luke needs to do his homework but keeps putting it off. What practice is he engaging in? A. Prioritize B. Focus C. motivation D. Procrastination
Beginning in the early 1990s, private land owners in Zimbabwe have started fencing in large areas of land that contain black rhinos, which were on the verge of
Suppose the market for pizzas is unregulated. That is, pizza prices are free to adjust based on the forces of supply and demand.If a shortage exists in the pizz
If B represents the allele for black eyes (dominant) and b represents the allele for orange eyes (recessive), what would be the phenotypic ratio of a cross betw