Which of the following accurately describes labor on Caribbean sugar plantations?
A) Slaves often dropped dead from exhaustion,working up to sixteen-hour days.
B) Plantation managers,in order to have a healthy and productive workforce,provided their slaves with an adequate diet.
C) Indentured Europeans and convicts provided the bulk of plantation labor.
D) Family groups provided stability for Caribbean slave populations.

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Labor on Caribbean sugar plantations was brutal and involved long hours of backbreaking work in extreme heat. Slaves often worked up to sixteen-hour days and were subject to brutal punishments if they did not meet their quotas. This led to high rates of exhaustion and death among slaves.

Which of the Following Accurately Describes Labor on Caribbean Sugar