In the 1600s and 1700s, european plantations in the west indies

The correct answer is A) turned to slavery to fulfill their need for workers.

In the 1600s and 1700s, European plantations in the West Indies turned to slavery to fulfill their need for workers.

Europeans successfully developed the plantation system in the Americas and had to use slaves in order to produce the number of goods needed for consumption and exportation. Slavery became a necessity and also a good business for many people.

In 1607, the English established its first colony in Jamestown, Virginia, then in Plymouth, Massachusets, and later the other eleven in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The Spanish settled in the Caribbean Islands, in Jamaica, Cuba, and most Central and South America.

The other options of the question were b) traded goods from Europe to help with costs,c) were able to contain the spread of disease, and d) funded their operations with precious metals.