Question

question 15. which factor was a reason for the trade system illustrated on this map? a. labor demands of the factory system b. invention of the steamboat c. invention of the mechanical loom d. labor demands of the plantation system

Explanation:

The map likely illustrates the trans - Atlantic slave trade. The plantation system in the Americas (especially in regions like the Caribbean, Brazil, and the southern United States) had a high demand for labor to grow cash crops such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton. Slaves were brought from Africa to meet this labor demand. The factory system (A) is more associated with industrialization and urban wage - labor, not the trans - Atlantic trade shown in the map. The invention of the steamboat (B) and the mechanical loom (C) are 19th - century inventions. The trans - Atlantic slave trade was prominent from the 16th to the 19th centuries, but the steamboat and mechanical loom do not directly relate to the cause of the trade system. The plantation system's labor needs (D) directly led to the slave trade as depicted.

Answer:

D. Labor demands of the plantation system