Answer;
-West Africans were already to the Europeans diseases
Explanation;
They originally enslave American Indians, but three things put a stop to it. First, the Indians were all dying of epidemic diseases, which Africans had already been exposed to. Second, the Indians, being native, had a better knowledge of the land and its peoples, which made escape/revolt attempts more likely to be successful. Third, in response to debates about Spain and Portugal's treatment of indigenous people, the pope issued a bull in 1531 that banned the enslavement of American Indians.
As to why Africa, slavery had already existed in Africa for centuries. The Spanish and Portuguese had been exposed to it through their contact with the Moors of North Africa. So when they needed more labor in their American colonies, they simply bought slaves from one of the various kingdoms of West Africa and shipped them overseas.
Nautrual resources is a good response
The Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause was enacted to ensure that all people have the same right within the law regardless of where they came from or the color of their skin.
This later on lead to the principle, that Even Government officials will have to be subjected to law just as ordinary citizen do. Which lead to the creation of check and balance system
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Answer,
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Explanation,
The Association of Southeast Asian nations has ten members which include;Cambodia,Brunei,Laos,Thailand,Vietnam,Singapore,Philippines,Malaysia,Myanmar,Indonesia.it helps its member to establish political and economic stability among members. It also promotes economic growth and peace among its members which leads to expansion of trade.