Which statement best explains why there were more slaves than European settlers in South Carolina?

Question 8 options:

A. Africans willfully migrated to South Carolina in large numbers, hoping for new opportunities.


B. Many small farmers moved west for more land, reducing the white population in the colony.


C. Demand for the colony's cash crops grew along with the need for even more laborers.


D. Widespread disease attacked the European population, while slaves remained immune.