What is a key difference between the British and French colonial settlements in the West Indies and those of the Spanish and Portuguese elsewhere in the Americas?

What is a key difference between the British and French colonial settlements in the West Indies and those of the Spanish and Portuguese elsewhere in the Americas?


(A) Spanish and Portuguese settlements developed a more complex social structure than that of the British and
French settlements in the West Indies
(B) British and French settlements relied far more on government involvement in the economy
(C) The Spanish and Portuguese settlements depended on slave labor, while those of Britain and France allowed
only indentured servitude
(D) British and French settlements were more heavily influenced by the indigenous peoples there
(E) Spanish and Portuguese settlements caused much more physical damage than the environmentally friendly sugar plantations of the Caribbean.

Answer: A.


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