What was the reason for the labor shortage in New World colonies during this period?
a) Native inhabitants died off in great numbers, even as the cost and dangers of the New World discouraged many Europeans from replacing them.
b) The New World was largely uninhabited, but Europeans, worried by stories they heard about the dangerous conditions, did not rush to travel there.
Consider This: The fare to cross the Atlantic was roughly equivalent to $7,500 today. See 4.4: A Forced-Labor Economy.
c) There were plenty of middle- and lower-class Europeans willing to travel to the colonies, but nobles, who were needed to govern them, wanted to stay at the opulent European courts.
Consider This: The fare to cross the Atlantic was roughly equivalent to $7,500 today. See 4.4: A Forced-Labor Economy.
d) There were plenty of native workers, but the pace of growth was so fast that they and European emigrants could not keep up with demand.
Consider This: The fare to cross the Atlantic was roughly equivalent to $7,500 today. See 4.4: A Forced-Labor Economy.
a) Native inhabitants died off in great numbers, even as the cost and dangers of the New World discouraged many Europeans from replacing them.
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