Why did the Europeans use Africans rather than Indians as slave labor in the Americas?

A) Indian populations had been decimated by European diseases.
B) Indian warriors were harder to subjugate
C) African populations had been weakened by European diseases.
D) It was cheaper to transport Africans to plantations.
E) Africans were accustomed to harvesting sugar cane.


Answer: A

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