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question 21 (1 point)
what was the primary reason european powers sought african people for forced labor in the americas rather than using indigenous peoples?
key european religious figures strictly forbade the enslavement of indigenous populations.
enslaved africans were already exposed to european diseases and were less likely to die from them.
indigenous people were considered too valuable for their knowledge of medicinal plants.
indigenous people were better agricultural laborers than africans.
question 22 (1 point)
the greatest growth in the slave trade came from war. enslaving prisoners of war was a common practice in africa; it also provided european slavers with easy access to numerous slaves.
true
false
question 23 (1 point)
prior to the massive growth in the slave trade, how did the use of enslaved people function in west africa?
they were primarily a religious offering during times of peace.
they were only kept by traders who specialized in the slave trade.
they served as the only pan - regional currency due to inconsistent use of hard currency.
they were used exclusively as farm labor on regional plantations.

Explanation:

Question 21

European diseases like smallpox decimated Indigenous populations as they had no prior exposure. Africans, having some exposure (through earlier interactions with Europeans in Africa or via trade - related contacts), had more immunity. European religious figures did not uniformly forbid enslavement of Indigenous people. Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants was not a main reason for not using them as forced labor. And Indigenous people were not better agricultural laborers than Africans in the context of European - forced labor in the Americas.

In Africa, enslaving prisoners of war was a long - standing practice. European slavers took advantage of African wars. African kingdoms and tribes would sell prisoners of war to European slavers, which significantly contributed to the growth of the trans - Atlantic slave trade.

Enslaved people in West Africa prior to the massive growth of the slave trade were not mainly a religious offering. They were not only kept by slave - trade - specialized traders. And they were not the only pan - regional currency. However, agricultural production, especially on plantations (though not on the same scale as in the Americas later), was an important use of enslaved labor.

Answer:

Enslaved Africans were already exposed to European diseases and were less likely to die from them.

Question 22