When World War I broke out in 1914, all Dominions of the British Empire, including Canada, were called upon by Great Britain to fight on her behalf. So, they kinda had to.
And start.ariot is right. Canada basicly had no choice. It was different in WWII, in which Canadian Parliament debated whether or not to go to war. Canada did, but the fact that she could make a choice was a major step in the growth of Canadian autonomy.
Answer:
The answer is complicated but the best answer would be that much of the native American populations initially used by European colonies died from disease to the point that their population could no longer sustain the plantations.
Explanation:
This answer is the most reasonable to me but another common answer is that European colonists often viewed Africans as more resilient and thus more sustainable for the harsh conditions of plantation labor.