Question

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

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

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 for enslaved labor grew in the Americas in order to cut labor costs.

Answer 1

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

(Plantation economies and labor shortages in colonies drove Europeans to transport millions of Africans across the Atlantic.)