Question

Which of these factors was not a reason why European colonists purchased

enslaved Africans as a source of labor?
A. Enslaved Africans were used as overseers to force indigenous
workers to complete their tasks.
B. Enslaved Africans were not familiar with American terrain, so they
could not escape the plantations.
C. Enslaved Africans were farmers who knew how to cultivate crops
and work the land.
D. Enslaved Africans were immune to many European diseases
because of Africa's proximity to Europe.

Answer 1

The Answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

In the Americas, enslaved Africans arrived in the new world because Indigenous workers died too quickly from epidemic disease. Essentially, Enslaved Africans replaced indigenous workers.