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Why did the Spanish begin importing slaves from Africa to work in the
Americas

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Answer:

To meet the mounting demand for labor in mining and agriculture

Step-by-step explanation:

the Spanish began to exploit a new labor force: slaves from western Africa. Slavery was a familiar institution to many sixteenth-century Europeans.

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