Why Did the African Slaves Survive to Populate Brazil While

question 22

Multiple Choice

Why did the African slaves survive to populate Brazil while large numbers of Tupi died?

• A) African slaves rebelled against the Portuguese.
• B) African slaves had iron weapons to fight the Portuguese.
• C) African slaves had built immunity against, and therefore were not vulnerable to, European diseases.
• D) African slaves were nonsedentary agriculturalists.

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