The fur industry, unlike tobacco and cotton, did not rely on the slave trade. What was the most likely reason for this fact? Fur traders did not believe in slavery. Slaves were unwilling to trap and kill animals. The fur industry required fewer workers. There was not as much profit in trading furs.

The fur industry required fewer workers.

The correct answer is C) The fur industry required fewer workers.

The fur industry, unlike tobacco and cotton, did not rely on the slave trade. The reason was that the fur industry required fewer workers.

The Native American Indians used to trade furs that were hunted with other tribes in North America. So when the English colonists arrived in the Americas, fur trade already existed. Colonists realized that fur trade was a good business and they started to do that. They practically did not use any slaves because the fur industry required fewer workers. What the colonist added to the fur trade was that they exported the fur to Europe.