Explain why enslaving the Indigenous peoples of the Americas was largely unsuccessful in filling the need of the plantations.(1 point)
A) European colonizers were kind to Indigenous peoples. As a result, the colonizers did not want to enslave Indigenous peoples.
B) Slavery did not exist in the Americas at the time of European colonization.
C) European colonizers’ cruelty meant that many people—Indigenous people as well as colonizers—died. As a result, there were not enough people left to enslave.
D) European colonizers’ cruelty, as well as the spread of disease, meant that many Indigenous people died. As a result, there were not enough people left for colonizers to enslave.
D) European colonizers’ cruelty, as well as the spread of disease, meant that many Indigenous people died. As a result, there were not enough people left for colonizers to enslave.
The harsh treatment and diseases brought by European colonizers led to a significant decrease in the Indigenous population in the Americas. This resulted in a shortage of potential slaves for the plantations. Additionally, resistance and escape efforts by Indigenous peoples further hindered the success of enslavement on a large scale.