Although Relatively Small by Later Standards, How Did the Slave

question 7

Multiple Choice

Although relatively small by later standards, how did the slave trade from Africa first became profitable for the Portuguese?

• A) By shipping the slaves to Brazil, which Portugal controlled.
• B) By breeding new slave generations in the Americas.
• C) By the sale of slaves to European noble families.
• D) By large scale sales to the Muslims in the Arab countries.
• E) By continuous shipment of slaves to the Caribbean islands.

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