From 1500 to 1800, the largest contingent of migrants consisted of

a. enslaved Africans.

b. Hindu Indians fleeing religious persecution.

c. northern Europeans seeking economic opportunity in the Americas.

d. Chinese peasant families fleeing recurring outbreaks of disease.

e. southern Europeans seeking political freedom in the Americas.

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Alannah Allen

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20 December, 03:00

From 1500 to 1800, the largest contingent of migrants consisted of

a. enslaved Africans.

b. Hindu Indians fleeing religious persecution.

c. northern Europeans seeking economic opportunity in the Americas.

d. Chinese peasant families fleeing recurring outbreaks of disease.

e. southern Europeans seeking political freedom in the Americas.

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Juan Bass · Answer 1

a. enslaved Africans.

Explanation:

Slavery is the main support of the colonization process of the American continent, starting in the 16th century. Far from sticking to a homogeneous form of work relationship, slavery was marked by the most different characterizations throughout the colonial period. Since the arrival of the Portuguese in Africa, the practice previously developed in the social and political context of African populations, came to integrate a systematic commercial activity integrated with the European mercantilist economy. In this way, slavery became an essential economic activity. One of the results of this transformation was that, between the 15th and 19th centuries, the number of slaves from the African Coast surpassed the mark of 11 million captives.