Which of the following explains one important reason behind Europeans' decision to rely on Africans, rather than American indigenous peoples, for labor on American plantations?

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31 May, 19:33

Which of the following explains one important reason behind Europeans' decision to rely on Africans, rather than American indigenous peoples, for labor on American plantations?

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Everett Hanna · Answer 1

Typically, the main reason why the Europeans decided to rely on the Africans for labor on American plantations rather than on American indigenous people because Africans are longed been exposed to small pox and they have already developed immunity in most of the common European diseases.