How did the economic systems of European colonies in the Americas during the 1500s and 1600s differ from those in Europe? A. The economies of most European colonies focused on agriculture. B. French colonists participated in trade activities, notably the fur trade. C. Spanish colonists employed enslaved Africans to labor on plantations. D. Colonial economies were subject to strict regulation by imperial and colonial governments.
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The economic systems of European colonies in the Americas during the 1500s and 1600s differed from those in Europe in various ways. One of the key distinctions was:
C. Spanish colonists employed enslaved Africans to labor on plantations.
While various economic activities occurred in the colonies, including agriculture and trade, the use of enslaved Africans for labor, particularly in plantation-based economies was a significant feature of Spanish colonies in the Americas during this period. This practice was notably different from the economic systems in Europe and was a defining aspect of the colonial economy in certain regions.