Answer:
Option: D. Sugar
Explanation:
African slaves brought in America after the introduction of the triangular trade. Slaves sent in America and in Caribbean Island to work in plantations. Several crops raised but the prominent harvest turns out to be sugar. Sugar plantation began during the 17th century after sugarcane brought from West Indies. The industry grew rapidly in some southern parts of America, and by 1830 New Orleans had the largest sugar refinery
For when they took over land? well you have to know that Mexico did not want to give land to America. Eventually though, due to Mexico not having alot of people to live on said land they told Americans that they could settle there .. ONLY if they became Mexicans and they converted to Catholicism. Americans of coarse agreed...BUT......many didn't fuffil that promise . It could be said and arued that the domanent strategy for America was to settle on the land and take it over from the inside.
B. Mountains and islands isolated settlements
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