Question

How did the Middle Passage begin?(1 point)
Responses

The Middle Passage began as demand for enslaved labor grew in the Americas in order to cut labor costs.
The Middle Passage began as demand for enslaved labor grew in the Americas in order to cut labor costs.

The Middle Passage began when creating colonies became a point of national pride.
The Middle Passage began when creating colonies became a point of national pride.

The Middle Passage began as a result of European countries competing with each other for resources.
The Middle Passage began as a result of European countries competing with each other for resources.

The Middle Passage began as demand to transport goods across the Atlantic grew.

Answer 1

The Middle Passage began as demand for enslaved labor grew in the Americas in order to cut labor costs.

Brief explanation: Plantation economies in the Americas needed large, cheap labor forces for sugar, tobacco, cotton, etc., so European traders forcibly transported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic.