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ensive labor?
Answer (1)
Europeans were mainly growing sugarcane in their colonies, and it required very intensive labor. Planting, harvesting, and processing sugarcane were physically demanding, which is why Europeans relied heavily on enslaved Africans and indentured workers to sustain large plantations.Other labor-intensive crops included tobacco and later cotton, but sugarcane was the earliest and most demanding crop in terms of manpower.
