Question

Why was sugar an important commodity in the Columbian Exchange?

A.
Sugar required fewer resources to produce than other crops.

B.
Europeans wanted to trade sugar for other Native American crops.

C.
Sugar was first introduced to Europeans by Native Americans.

D.
European countries grew sugarcane as a cash crop on large plantations.

Answer 1

A sugar required fewer resources to produce than other crops

Answer 2

A.Sugar required fewer resources to produce than other crops.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sugar proved to be the most important crop that the Colubian trade could offer the Europeans sugar was an easy to transport, to measure and to grow commodity that was easy to grow in the subtropical climate of the American continent, the European powers quickly wanted to grow plantations of sugar cane in the colonies and the facilities to grow it made it for a perfect crop to grow in the colonies.