Which describes economic conditions in the spanish caribbean during the age of exploration? a. spanish conquerors built forts and trading posts where merchants traded with local peoples for products sold in european markets. b. jesuit priests educated and trained the native islanders as craftsmen of european products for lower wages. c. native islanders produced new agricultural crops on plantations, which the spanish exploited for their own profit. d. taino indians were forced to work in the gold mines while the spanish exported gold back to europe.