Question

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what were the plantations of the early colonial period designed to do?
choose 1 answer:
a create large quantities of raw commodity crops at low cost, like indigo, sugar, tobacco, or coffee
b plant extensive food crops, like corn, wheat, and potatoes, to supply starving populations in europe
c produce cotton for the international textile market

Explanation:

Plantations in the early - colonial period were mainly set up to produce large - scale raw commodity crops for profit. Indigo, sugar, tobacco, and coffee were highly valuable cash crops. While cotton became important later, and food crops were not the main focus of early - colonial plantations as they were more about cash crops for trade.

Answer:

A. Create large quantities of raw commodity crops at low cost, like indigo, sugar, tobacco, or coffee