How did European conquerors meet their need for labor on sugar plantations? A. They bought new machines that did much of the work. B. They brought enslaved Africans to the Americas. C. They hired the unemployed population of Europe. D. They paid Native Americans to do the work.

The correct answer here is B. European conquerors met their need for labor on sugar plantations by bringing enslaved Africans to the Americas. This horrific abuse of other human beings was appealing to them purely because it was the cheapest and easiest way to obtain the labour force they needed.