Question

Some Spanish explorers in the New World set up large commercial farms, called ____________, on Caribbean islands.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

They were called Plantations.

Answer 3

Most were made for getting sugar.

Answer 4

And they had slaves working on them. At first they were using Native Americans, but they kept dying because of the European diseases. They were not immune to them :(
So then they started bring Africans slaves through the middle passage (The Atlantic Slave Trade is something you might want to look into. Here's a photo) and started using them instead because they were more immune to the European diseases.

Answer 5

There were 2 routes for the Atlantic Slave Trade. One was the New England triangular trade, and the other was the European triangular trade.

Answer 6

Here's a picture of the New England Slave Trade
https://www.google.com/search?q=atlantic+slave+trade&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Z_oMUprVKMrT2QX4m4DQDA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=799#bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&fp=2416cdcf359060b7&q=new+england+triangular+trade&sa=1&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=eWtnfW5Mzxu-QM%3A%3ByyzkLY1g2cd6pM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.historytunes.com%252Fimages%252Fsynopsis%252F5.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.historytunes.com%252FTriangular%252520Trade.php%3B448%3B327

Answer 7

Here is a picture of the European Slave Trade
https://www.google.com/search?q=atlantic+slave+trade&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Z_oMUprVKMrT2QX4m4DQDA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=799#bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&fp=2416cdcf359060b7&q=european+triangular+trade&sa=1&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=zaJ23wkHKl2ZJM%3A%3Bha7xJ9oFcCLfrM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.vhinkle.com%252Fmodern%252Ftriangle_trade.bmp%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.vhinkle.com%252Fmodern%252Fstudyguide33.html%3B448%3B327