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Why was sugar production important in the Caribbean plantation economy?

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Correct answer: It was profitable production linked with European markets and slave labour

The direct answer is A: sugar was a profitable cash crop connected with European markets and slave labour. Caribbean plantations produced sugar mainly for export, not merely for local consumption. Large plantations required intensive labour, and enslaved Africans were forcibly transported and exploited. A is correct. B is wrong because export profit, not only local food, drove production. C is wrong because plantations were central to colonial economic rule, not opposition to it. D is wrong because cultivation, harvesting, and processing required substantial labour. Memory cue: Caribbean sugar = export cash crop + plantation + forced labour.

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