Which of the following best explains why Europeans began to enslave Africans rather than Indigenous people?(1 point)

Responses

Europeans believed that when Indigenous people converted to Christianity, they could no longer be enslaved.
Europeans believed that when Indigenous people converted to Christianity, they could no longer be enslaved.

The Europeans did not successfully conquer the Indigenous people in the Western Hemisphere.
The Europeans did not successfully conquer the Indigenous people in the Western Hemisphere.

Europeans did not think they could control Indigenous people very well.
Europeans did not think they could control Indigenous people very well.

Indigenous people who had been enslaved often tried to run away or died while enslaved.

1 answer

The response that best explains why Europeans began to enslave Africans rather than Indigenous people is:

Indigenous people who had been enslaved often tried to run away or died while enslaved.

This response highlights the issues of resistance and high mortality rates among Indigenous people, which contributed to the shift towards African slavery as a more sustainable labor source for European colonists.