This image illustrates a form of production that began to develop in europe around the 16th century. how was this form of production a consequence of european economic practices in the americas?

a. europeans merchants used the supply of cheap labor in the americas to pay european workers higher wages.
b. europeans used colonies in the americas to provide them with raw materials to be made into finished goods.
c. europeans used triangular trade routes to bring finished goods to europe from the american colonies.
d. european merchants established small factories in the americas to increase the supply of goods to the european markets