The Sugar cane market that produced sugar was extremely valuable to Europeans. They even nicknamed the substance, "white gold." Eventually, slave plantations would be made to produce mass amounts of sugar for Europeans. Foods like Potatoes and Corn had also been introduced to Europeans during the discovery of the New World. This had been demanded more during the Columbian Exchange and eventually lost market when Europeans started to grow their own food originated from the Americas.
In case you need another: Spices were demanded in Europe that came from mainly Central America.
The farmers often believed that if the process was made more difficult and drawn out it would be harder to violate the laws and citizens rights and liberties.
