Question

The agriculture and labor systems that the Portuguese developed on the Atlantic island of Madeira in the 1450s were implemented in which of the following places a century later? A) Nova Scotia for cod fishing B) Hawaii for pineapple cultivation C) Brazil for sugar production D) Falkland Islands for sheep herding

Answer 1

Answer: The agriculture and labor systems that the Portuguese developed on the Atlantic island of Madeira in the 1450s were implemented in the following place a century later:

C) Brazil for sugar production.

The techniques and systems of sugar cultivation and processing that were developed in Madeira, including the extensive use of enslaved labor, were later applied on a larger scale in the Portuguese colony of Brazil during the 16th century. Brazil became a major sugar-producing region, and the sugar industry played a significant role in the colony's economy and history. The labor-intensive cultivation of sugar was a driving force behind the importation of enslaved Africans to work on the sugar plantations in Brazil.