Question

Why did Europeans generally buy slaves from slave traders rather than capturing the slaves themselves? A Slaves were so cheap that capturing them was not worth the effort to Europeans. B Laws prohibited Europeans from capturing slaves but allowed them to buy slaves. C Europeans were morally opposed to capturing slaves but not to buying them. D Africans were generally able to hide from or defend themselves against Europeans.

Answer 1

The answer is D. Africans were generally able to hide from or defend themselves against Europeans.