AP US Historymediummcq1 pt
Why did the Spanish begin importing enslaved Africans to the Americas in the 1500s?
A.Disease had devastated Native labor forces
B.Native peoples refused all work
C.African rulers demanded it
D.The pope ordered it
Explanation
Core Concept
As epidemics killed Native workers, planters turned to the transatlantic slave trade for labor — the demographic logic behind African slavery's expansion.
Correct Answer
ADisease had devastated Native labor forces
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