Which of the following best explains why Europeans began to enslave Africans rather than Indigenous people?(1 point)

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Indigenous people who had been enslaved often tried to run away or died while enslaved.
Indigenous people who had been enslaved often tried to run away or died while enslaved.

Europeans did not think they could control Indigenous people very well.
Europeans did not think they could control Indigenous people very well.

Europeans believed that when Indigenous people converted to Christianity, they could no longer be enslaved.
Europeans believed that when Indigenous people converted to Christianity, they could no longer be enslaved.

The Europeans did not successfully conquer the Indigenous people in the Western Hemisphere.

Answer 1

The response that best explains why Europeans began to enslave Africans rather than Indigenous people is:

Indigenous people who had been enslaved often tried to run away or died while enslaved.

This choice reflects the reality that Indigenous populations were more familiar with their home environments, which made it easier for them to escape, and many also suffered from high mortality rates due to diseases brought by Europeans, resulting in a decline in their numbers and effectiveness as a labor force.