Why Did Europeans Need Labor from Africa for Their Colonies

question 65

Multiple Choice

Why did Europeans need labor from Africa for their colonies in the Americas?

• A) Native Americans quickly began to die in huge numbers from European diseases.
• B) Native Americans refused to be captured or work as slaves in fields or mines.
• C) Europeans avoided Native American people and did not seek their labor.
• D) Native Americans relocated to Europe for survival.

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