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Slavery and Abolition — Quiz

Question 9 • 26-27 - C - RUSD World History, Culture and Geography

Why did Europeans enslave Africans for labor in the Americas?

Answer
A
Enslavers were afraid to enslave Indigenous people because they were outnumbered by them.
B
There weren’t enough criminals and captives to do the work.
C
Indigenous people demanded to be paid for labor, so enslavers captured Africans instead.
D
They had already exploited and decimated Indigenous populations in the Americas.
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