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What is the main reason for the importation of African slaves in the eighteenth century?

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humanitarian, as African willingly sold themselves into slavery so as to oenjoy the privilege of living in America

economic, due to the need to remedy the labor shortage in the colonies

luxury, as most Americans had become wealthy enough to own slaves to relieve themselves of domestic work

religious, as black Christians believed that God was sending them on an exodus from Africa like the ancient Israelites

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Answer:

Economic

Step-by-step explanation:

The colonizers and people from various wealthy countries such as the United Kingdom needed people to work for them, this meant that they discovered Africa and also because of racial reasons saw Africans as 'sub-human' so they were thought as expendable objects of work, which allowed them to have slaves for their own doings.

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