Question

Imagine you investigated the African slave trade. Which of the following would provide the best definition of African slave trade?(1 point)
Responses

the route enslaved people took to gain better work and living conditions
the route enslaved people took to gain better work and living conditions

the trade of enslaved people to Africa for use in intensive labor projects
the trade of enslaved people to Africa for use in intensive labor projects

the sale and transportation of enslaved people from the Caribbeans to Brazil to harvest sugar
the sale and transportation of enslaved people from the Caribbeans to Brazil to harvest sugar

the sale and exportation of enslaved people from Africa to harvest cash crops for profit

Answer 1

"the sale and exportation of enslaved people from Africa to harvest cash crops for profit"

This best matches the transatlantic (African) slave trade: Africans were captured, sold, and shipped to the Americas to work on plantation economies producing profitable cash crops.