Europeans turned to Africa as a source of enslaved persons because they were used to the heat, they knew how to farm, and they were immune to European diseases.
Robert Walton<span> is the captain of a ship traveling to the North Pole. </span>Walton<span> is searching for a Northern passage to the Pacific, and </span>his attitude<span> is one of determination. He is determined to accomplish "some great purpose."</span>