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Why did an African slave trade develop in the southern colonies of North America?

A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when the fur trade became big business.

A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when indentured servants refused to keep working on them.

A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when European diseases killed large numbers of indigenous people.

A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when the original cash crops failed.