How did demand for sugar and coffee in European markets affect slavery?

Correct answer: It linked plantations and slave labour with economic profit

The direct answer is A: demand linked plantations and slave labour with economic profit. European consumers wanted sugar and coffee, so merchants and plantation owners expected money from producing and selling these goods. Step by step: demand increased; plantations expanded; plantations needed a large labour force; enslaved people were forced to work; the low or stolen cost of their labour increased owners’ profits. This market connection helped maintain slavery, although profit never justified the violence or made the system moral. Option A is correct because it explains the economic link. B is wrong because demand did not immediately free enslaved people. C is wrong because slavery was not an education reform. D is wrong because sugar and coffee demand did not end feudal taxes. Exam cue: European demand → plantations → forced labour → profit.