The correct answer is C) Sugar was to Latin America what cotton was to the American South.
All of the following describe the historical development of sugar within the Latin American system of slavery EXCEPT Sugar was to Latin America what cotton was to the American South.
Among the most important raw materials in South America, sugar was exploited by the European conquerors and exported to the Old Continent. Of course, precious minerals such as gold and silver were the most important natural resources for the Europeans, but sugar became a good source of income for them. Christopher Columbus was the one who brought Sugar Cane to Spain from the Canary Islands to the Dominican Republic. From, then, sugar became the king of trade.