3) Why did the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade expand after the 16th century? A) The slave trade increased mainly because of the need
for domestic slaves to work in the homes of the wealthy. B) The slave trade increased mainly because of the need for skilled laborers at the start of the Industrial Revolution. C) European countries such as Spain and Portugal brought slaves to their colonies in Latin America to work on plantations. D) European powers such as Spain and the Netherlands brought slaves to their colonies in Southeast Asia to work on plantations.
Option: C) European countries such as Spain and Portugal brought slaves to their colonies in Latin America to work on plantations.
Explanation:
After founding the route to reach Africa via sea under Prince Henry the Navigator, the Portuguese first started to capture African people from the west coast of Africa and enslaved to Europe. After the European discovery of America, the demand for African labor continuously grew. For the first time, Spanish took African captives to America from Europe during 1503, and by 1518 slaves were shipped directly from Africa which led to the beginning of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
