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Which of the following describes a reason Europeans began relying on African labor on their plantations in the Americas?

A. Indigenous populations in the Americas had been devastated by European diseases

B. Europeans were not as experienced with plantation farming as Africans

C. Christian plantation owners refused to allow non-Christian indigenous people to work on their lands

D. Africans were willing to work for very little money in exchange for passage to the Americas

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A) Indigenous populations in the Americas had been devastated by European diseases

Slaves were more resistant to European disease compared to native americans.
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