Question

after enslaving native populations, european colonists often imported enslaved ________ for forced labor on sugarcane plantations. a. mestizos b. africans c. peninsulares d. criollos please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Explanation:

European colonists, after enslaving native populations, imported enslaved Africans to work on sugarcane plantations due to the high - demand for labor and the decimation of native populations. Mestizos are people of mixed European and indigenous ancestry. Peninsulares were Spanish - born individuals living in the Americas. Criollos were people of Spanish descent born in the Americas. None of these groups were imported as enslaved labor for sugarcane plantations like Africans were.

Answer:

B. Africans