The Portuguese slave trade began in the mid-fifteenth century with Portuguese raiders capturing African men and selling them in Europe. How had this trade changed by the mid-sixteenth century?
A) Portuguese raiders captured slaves and sold them in the Americas.
B) Portuguese raiders captured slaves and sold them to British merchants.
C) The Portuguese no longer participated in the slave trade.
D) Portuguese merchants bought slaves from African raiders and sold them to Europe and the Americas.
E) The Portuguese bought slaves from Dutch raiders and sold them in the Americas.
Answer: D) Portuguese merchants bought slaves from African raiders and sold them to Europe and the Americas.
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