Question

Which of the following best explains why Europeans began to enslave Africans rather than Indigenous people?

- Europeans did not think they could control indigenous people very well.
- the Europeans did not successfully conquer the indigenous people in the western hemisphere
- Europeans believed that when indigenous people converted to Christianity, they could no longer be enslaved.
- indigenous people who had ben enslaved often tried to run away or died while enslaved

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The best explanation is that Europeans did not successfully conquer the indigenous people in the western hemisphere. When Europeans first arrived in the Americas, they did attempt to enslave indigenous people. However, due to various factors such as resistance, disease, and displacement, the numbers of enslaved indigenous people were significantly reduced. As a result, Europeans turned to African slaves as a more reliable and available source of labor.