Explain why enslaving the Indigenous peoples of the Americas was largely unsuccessful in filling the need of the plantations.(1 point) Responses Slavery did not exist in the Americas at the time of European colonization. Slavery did not exist in the Americas at the time of European colonization. European colonizers were kind to Indigenous peoples. As a result, the colonizers did not want to enslave Indigenous peoples. European colonizers were kind to Indigenous peoples. As a result, the colonizers did not want to enslave Indigenous peoples. European colonizers’ cruelty, as well as the spread of disease, meant that many Indigenous people died. As a result, there were not enough people left for colonizers to enslave. European colonizers’ cruelty, as well as the spread of disease, meant that many Indigenous people died. As a result, there were not enough people left for colonizers to enslave. European colonizers’ cruelty meant that many people—Indigenous people as well as colonizers—died. As a result, there were not enough people left to enslave. what is the answer
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The correct answer is: European colonizers’ cruelty, as well as the spread of disease, meant that many Indigenous people died. As a result, there were not enough people left for colonizers to enslave.
This response accurately highlights that the violent practices of European colonizers and the devastating impact of diseases brought by Europeans significantly reduced the Indigenous population, making it difficult to rely on them for plantation labor.
