Question

Why were slaves brought from Africa to the newly settled Americas? Check all that apply.

A. Portuguese colonizers needed help navigating across the Atlantic.
B. Portuguese colonizers needed labor to cultivate sugarcane, tobacco, and cotton in the
new lands.
C. Portuguese colonizers were not able to use indigenous populations for labor because
many died or rebelled.
D. There was no more demand for slaves in Portugal.

Answer 1

The answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Portugese settlers needed slaves to work the fields and harvest cash crops such as hemp, indigo, and cotton