Which of the following was a method used by plantation owners in tropical America to satisfy their labor needs during the decline and eventual end of slavery?

A. contracting with the British for penal settlements
B. purchasing slaves "sold down the river" in the southern U.S.
C. forcing newly freed slaves to work for them
D. hiring contract workers from Asia, often under slave-like conditions


Answer: D

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