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Why did the establishment of sugar plantations lead to the growth of slavery?

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Early sugar plantation made extensive use of slaves because sugar was considered a cash crop that exhibited Economics of scale in cultivation; it was most efficiently grown a large plantations with the many workers. slaves from Africa were imported and made to work on the plantations.

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Early sugar plantations made extensive use of slaves because sugar was considered a cash crop that exhibited economies of scale in cultivation; it was most efficiently grown on large plantations with many workers. Slaves from Africa were imported and made to work on the plantations.

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