In the Sixteenth Century, There Was a Huge Increase in the Use

question 56

Multiple Choice

In the sixteenth century, there was a huge increase in the use of enslaved Africans in Brazil in order to produce what crop?

• A) Sugar
• B) Rum
• C) Cotton
• D) Tobacco

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