Why was there an increase in the transatlantic trade of enslaved people during the sixteenth century?
The fur trade in Canada began.
The Spanish conquered Mexico.
New England was colonized.
The sugar plantations were created in Brazil.
The correct answer is the last option: The sugar plantations were created in Brazil.
During the sixteenth century, there was an increase in the transatlantic trade of enslaved people mainly due to the growing demand for labor in the newly established sugar plantations in Brazil. The Portuguese were the first to establish large-scale sugar plantations in Brazil, and they relied heavily on enslaved African labor to maintain and work those plantations. This increased demand for enslaved labor led to the development of the transatlantic slave trade, as European traders brought enslaved Africans from West Africa to the Americas to meet the labor needs of the sugar plantations.