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Question 1 • FL-2100010-M/J United States History A-CR

Which factor best describes why many Africans were enslaved as part of the Triangular Trade?

Answer

The work needed for large plantations required much larger volumes of enslaved peoples.

Africans sent to the Americas were enslaved as the result of wars with European countries.

Large numbers of enslaved peoples were needed in Europe to produce trade goods.

Enslaved peoples were needed to mine large amounts of precious metals from the West Indies.

Explanation

Large plantations in the Americas, especially those producing sugar and tobacco, demanded many workers. European traders forcibly transported Africans across the Atlantic to meet this labor demand, so the plantation work best explains why many Africans were enslaved. The other choices incorrectly place the main demand for enslaved labor in Europe, in European wars, or specifically in West Indies mines.

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