Why did Europeans in the Caribbean colonies turn to Africans to replace the native peoples as slaves?

A.

They believed that Africans were physically superior.

B.

The preferred Africans as people, and considered them to be culturally more advanced that the native peoples of the Caribbean.

C.

The native populations of the Caribbean had been decimated by European diseases.

D.

African slaves were less expensive than Caribbean slaves

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Leo Briggs

Geography

30 July, 22:03

Why did Europeans in the Caribbean colonies turn to Africans to replace the native peoples as slaves?

A.

They believed that Africans were physically superior.

B.

The preferred Africans as people, and considered them to be culturally more advanced that the native peoples of the Caribbean.

C.

The native populations of the Caribbean had been decimated by European diseases.

D.

African slaves were less expensive than Caribbean slaves

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Cornelius Merritt · Answer 1

Hi lovely,

The answer you're looking for would be D.

During the time of slavery in the Spanish new world colonies; Africans were less expensive than Caribbean slaves because there were more Africans than Caribbeans.