Answer:
Obtain workers for their colonies in the Americas
Step-by-step explanation:
In the 1600s, Europe's main interest in Africa was based mainly on Europe's need to "Obtain workers for their colonies in the Americas."
This is evident in the fact that it during this period that the European powerhouse began establishing farm plantations in the American contin
ent. And when it was realized that the Africans tend to survive the harsh conditions on the plantstion farms than other races, they need to take workers turned slaves for their colonies in the Americas began and continued for more than a century.