SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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to work on the sugar plantations
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the build cities
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to clear land
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to mine gold and silver
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Portuguese decided that the Indians were too fragile for plantation labor and, having been active in the Atlantic slave trade since the 1450s, they began to import African slaves. Soon, the sugar plantation system became entirely dependent on African slave labor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sugar, besides its economic importance, created the foundations of political power in Brazil, based on the monopoly of land and the enslavement of indigenous and African people.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, the most common form of punishment was whipping. Depending on the severity of the crime or offense, slaves would recieve a specific number of lashings, typically ranging from 100 to 300. In some cases, after being whipped, the flesh would then be cut and sprinkled with pepper and salt to increase the pain.