Why Did the Europeans Use Africans Rather Than Indians as Slave

question 52

Multiple Choice

Why did the Europeans use Africans rather than Indians as slave labor in the Americas?

• A)Indian populations had been decimated by European diseases.
• B)Indian warriors were harder to subjugate
• C)African populations had been weakened by European diseases.
• D)It was cheaper to transport Africans to plantations.
• E)Africans were accustomed to harvesting sugar cane.

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