Question

What led to an increase in the transatlantic slave trade in the fifteenth century?
A.Europeans sought to replace the indigenous people forced to work as slavesafter many were killed by diseases.
B.Europeans needed trading partners because indigenous peoples would nottrade with settlers in the Americas.
C.Europeans wanted to quickly grow their colonial populations in order toprovide better defense against attack.
D.Europeans discovered new resources in the Americas that were in highdemand in many

Answer 1

A.

Many indigenous people died from diseases brought by Europeans, creating labor shortages on plantations and prompting colonists to import enslaved Africans to replace that forced labor.