​In What Ways Did the Slave Trade Affect the Demographics

question 33

Multiple Choice

​In what ways did the slave trade affect the demographics of the West Indies and the Americas?

• A)African slaves came to outnumber native populations.
• B)Brazilian diseases decimated European settlers and inhibited the growth of African populations.
• C)​African slaves abandoned their religion and culture and adopted that of the native populations.
• D)​All of these choices.

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Definitions:

Reflexive Schemas

Cognitive structures that enable individuals to reflect on, adjust, and organize their thoughts and experiences.

Goal-directed Behavior

Actions taken with the intention of achieving a specific outcome or objective.

Assimilation

In Piaget’s theory, the process by which new experiences are interpreted and integrated into preexisting schemas.

Preexisting Idea

An idea or belief that was formed before being exposed to new information or experiences.