Question

What gave rise to the slave trade?

A- The lack of a skilled labor force in the Americas and the decline of the West African population caused residents to seek a living elsewhere.
B- The shipment of gold from the Americas to Europe caused plantation owners to seek inexpensive laborers.
C- The death of many American Indians to disease and the planting of labor-intensive crops.
D- The global expansion of the spice trade and the rise of Christianity in the Americas.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

C. The death of many American Indians to disease and the planting of labor-intensive crops. Just took the test

Answer 2

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the Americans had vast sums of gold and sugar people were needed to harvest and mine them and when the Native Americans weren't enough they traded guns and other materials for slaves.