Why did diseases from africa affect people in the americas in the early 1500s? a. some people from the americas had traveled to africa. b. africans were brought to the americas as enslaved people. c. africans moved to the americas voluntarily. d. europeans intentionally carried african diseases to the americas.

Hi! The answer would be option B. Africans were brought to the Americas as enslaved people.

Explanation:

In early 1500s, American citizens started contracted diseases and dying. The American population had never faced diseses like these because these viruses were different than what westerners were used to seeing on their side of the world. These new viruses were broughts by African people when they were forced to come to America as slaves. So the answer is option B.