Question

African slaves were in demand for the New World because:___.

A. Spanish and Portuguese conquerors disdained manual labor.

B. All of the answers are correct.

C. sugar plantations in the Caribbean required considerable labor.

D. native peoples frequently escaped into the hinterlands.

E. so many Native Americans died from imported diseases.

Answer 1

Answer: B

Explanation: All answers are correct since African slaves replaced other forced labor sources and were used in planations due to having immunity from European diseases, unlike Native Americans.