Which of the following was the most important reason for the massive growth of the african slave trade in the 16th century?
a. the need to supply the mines of peru with an abundant labor force
b. the desire to develop the tobacco plantations of the new world
c. the intense labor needs created by the rapid development of sugar growing in the new world
d. the enormous growth in the african birth rate
e. the ability to obtain slaves in many west african areas

Your answer would be C). the intense labor needs created by the rapid development of sugar growing in the New World.

The thing that was the most important reason for the massive growth of the African slave trade in the 16th century was because of the intense labor needs created by the rapid development of sugar growing in the New World.

Definitions:

African Slave Trade:

The African Slave Trade was a time during the 16th century where African's were being enslaved and was most likely sent to the Americas. They were sent in boats.

Explanation:

The reason why C). the intense labor needs created by the rapid development of sugar growing in the New World is the correct answer because people that were from the New World, specifically the Americas, needed people to work for them due to the amount of sugar growth in the lands. When the colonists that went to the America's, they found a lot of sugar, and there was so much sugar to the point where they wanted to produce more. Since there wasn't enough of them to work in the farms and produce all of the sugar, they needed to find people to do the farming for them, and that's where they decided to go to Africa and enslave people. Due to the little amount of colonists there, it would been nearly impossible to grow a big farm of sugar and maintain it on their own. Since they needed a lot of people to work hard labor, they went to Africa and enslave people, and then took the Africans to the Americas. This is what is now known as the African Slave Trade, where they got Africans, enslaved them, and sent them to the Americas to work hard labor. This was a very important reason for the African Slave Trade because if it wasn't for the large amount of sugar that could be produced, they would't need other people to work, and this was the reason why they needed laborers was because of the development of sugar growth.

Why the other answer choices are incorrect:

Answer choice "A.the need to supply the mines of Peru with an abundant labor force" is incorrect because:

The colonists that came to the Americas was never focused on the mines in  the country of Peru, there focus was mainly on taking the lands in North America, while Peru was in South America. This was not the reason on why the colonists wanted and started the African Slave Trade. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.

Answer choice "B. the desire to develop the tobacco plantations of the New World" is incorrect because:

There was not a lot of tobacco to make profits and productions from in the Americas. When the colonists came to the Americas, they found a lot of sugar, and figured out that they can produce more of it, and make profit from it. It wouldn't have been easy to make profit from tobacco during the 16th century. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated

Answer choice "D. the enormous growth in the African birth rate" is incorrect because:

The increasing birth rate of Africans has nothing to do with slavery. The colonists didn't enslave Africans because their population was growing too much, they wanted to enslave them so they could put them to labor. This is something that helped the colonists get more slave to work for them, but it's not a reason on why they were enslaving them and was a reason for the growth of the African Slave Trade. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.

Answer choice "E. the ability to obtain slaves in many West African areas" is incorrect because:

Even though the ability of getting slaves in West Africa was very easy since there were a lot of Africans living in West Africa, that wasn't the reason for the massive growth in the African Slave Trade. The colonists had to search around for a place where they can get many people, and they came across Africa. Since they saw a lot of people in Africa, they decided to choose Africa for the place to get people to work for them. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.

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