African slaves labored in plantation conditions on islands off the coast of Africa in the Mediterranean as early as the 1440s. What was one major difference between this system and the Atlantic slave trade?
a) The Atlantic slave trade was exclusively in African slaves and did not include Europeans from Russia and the Balkans.
b) The Atlantic slave trade to the Americas was more likely to end with freedom and settlement.
c) Conditions in the Americas were more hospitable and there was less exposure to disease.
d) Portuguese colonies in the Americas primarily called for domestic servants and semi-skilled laborers.
Answer: a
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