In the 1600s and 1700s, european plantations in the west indies
turned to slavery to fulfill their need for workers.
traded goods from europe to with costs.
were able to contain the spread of disease.
funded their operations with precious metals.

the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.