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25-26 us history: semester 1 final exam
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european conquest & expansion in the americas
why did the portuguese introduce the african slave trade to the americas and other european powers? * 2points
○ because europeans wanted to help africans create their own nation in the americas
○ because africans volunteered to work in the new world in return for free transportation, food, and housing
○ because the native americans bought and utilized slaves to work the fields
○ because the rise in demand for cash crops like sugar and tobacco required more workers in the plantations

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• The first option is incorrect as the slave trade was not about helping Africans create a nation.
• The second option is wrong because Africans were not volunteers; they were forcibly enslaved.
• The third option is incorrect as Native Americans were often enslaved or displaced, and the slave trade was driven by European plantation needs, not Native American slave use.
• The fourth option is correct: The demand for cash crops (sugar, tobacco) in American plantations grew, so European powers (including Portugal) introduced the African slave trade to meet the labor demand.

Answer:

D. Because the rise in demand for cash crops like sugar and tobacco required more workers in the plantations (assuming the last option is labeled D; if the original labels were different, adjust the identifier, e.g., if the last option was the fourth circle, state the text with its correct label as per the original, but based on the content, the correct option is the one stating the cash crop - labor demand reason).