Why did spanish settlers turn to african slaves to provide the labor for their american colonies? a. african slaves proved to be better workers than native americans. b. the spanish settlers were unwilling to work.
c. the price of african slaves dropped dramatically in the early 1500s.
d. the native american population had been greatly reduced through war and disease.7. why did spanish leaders want to push spanish control into north america in the mid-1500s? a. spain wanted to keep european rivals far away from valuable towns and mines in mexico. b. north america had a large amount of gold and silver. c. the spanish were driven from their colonies by a native american uprising. d. spain decided to engage in the fur trade on a large scale.
8. what natural advantage did the kingdoms of west africa have? a. larger-than-average people who made good soldiersb. large mountains that protected the kingdom from invasionc. an abundance of fertile soil for cash cropsd. an abundance of natural resources including salt and gold
9. which of the following best describes the changes brought to world populations as a result of the european colonization of the americas?
a. the african population nearly doubled, the european population dropped greatly, and millions of native americans were sent to europe b. the african population nearly doubled, the native american population dropped greatly, and millions of europeans were sent to the americas as slaves.
c. the european population nearly doubled, the native american population dropped greatly, and millions of africans were sent to the americas as slaves.
d. the native american population nearly doubled, the african population dropped greatly, and millions of europeans were sent to africa.10. which of the following was an advantage held by the patriots during the revolutionary war? a. a larger populationb. large manufacturing capacityc. skilled military leaderd. well trained and supplied troops