The Slave Trade from Africa First Became Profitable for the Portuguese

question 45

Multiple Choice

The slave trade from Africa first became profitable for the Portuguese with

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

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