Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: Though settlers brought the first African slaves to Cuba in the early 1500s, hundreds of thousands of African laborers were imported in the late 18th century to meet the demands of the sugar industry. Choices: 1. The first African slaves to Cuba arrived in the early 1000s. 2. The first African slaves to Cuba arrived in the early 1500s and more came after them. 3. The first African slaves to Cuba arrived in the early 1500s.

2