In the 1600s and 1700s, European plantations in the West Indies : turned to slavery to fulfill their need for workers. traded goods from Europe to help with costs. were able to contain the spread of disease. grew crops to feed their workers.
In the 1600s and 1700s, European plantations in the West Indies "turned to slavery to fulfill their need for workers," since many of the native and local people were forced to work against their will.
