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Which of the following explains why colonists chose to use slaves rather than paid workers? There were not enough paid workers to transport from Europe. They did not need to pay slaves so their profits would be higher. They were unsure of where to find paid workers who knew how to grow crops. There were laws governing how many hours per week paid workers could work.

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a. there were not enough paid workers to transfer from europe

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There were not enough paid workers arriving from Europe quick enough to meet the demand, so they turned towards slave labor. A
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