Question

Why did Europeans generally buy slaves from slave traders rather than capturing the slaves themselves?

A Slaves were so cheap that capturing them was not worth the effort to Europeans.
B Laws prohibited Europeans from capturing slaves but allowed them to buy slaves.
C Europeans were morally opposed to capturing slaves but not to buying them.
D Africans were generally able to hide from or defend themselves against Europeans.

Answer 1

Answer: D is right

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Answer 2

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "D Africans were generally able to hide from or defend themselves against Europeans." Europeans generally buy slaves from slave traders rather than capturing the slaves themselves because D Africans were generally able to hide from or defend themselves against Europeans.