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Which was a reason that rice-farming helped promote the spread of slavery?

A It produced a good harvest but little profit, so labor needed to be very cheap.

B It required skills that African slaves from Barbados had already learned.

C It produced enormous profits for planters that allowed them to purchase slaves.

D It required large numbers of workers laboring the hot, humid, unhealthy conditions.

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Answer: D It required large numbers of workers laboring the hot, humid, unhealthy conditions.

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Answer: D

Explanation: Growing rice is a long and hard process, it takes a lot of labor. Slavery allowed this to be farmed and the workers condition was not taken into account.

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