Explain why enslaving the Indigenous peoples of the
Americas was largely unsuccessful in filling the need of the
plantations. (1 point)
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.
Slavery did not exist in the Americas at the time of
European colonization.
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.
European colonizers were kind to Indigenous peoples. As
a result, the colonizers did not want to enslave Indigenous
peoples
and instead relied on African slaves for their labor needs.
The correct answer is:
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 correct answer is: 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.
To arrive at this answer, we can analyze the provided options.
Option 1 states that slavery did not exist in the Americas at the time of European colonization. This is incorrect because slavery did exist in the Americas, but the question is focused on why it was largely unsuccessful in filling the need of the plantations.
Option 3 suggests that European colonizers were kind to Indigenous peoples, leading them to not want to enslave Indigenous peoples. This is also incorrect as historical records show that European colonizers were often cruel and exploitative towards Indigenous peoples.
Option 2 correctly highlights the key reasons for the failure of enslaving Indigenous peoples on plantations in the Americas. European colonizers' cruelty towards Indigenous peoples and the unintentional spread of disease resulted in the death of a significant number of Indigenous individuals. Ultimately, this led to a shortage of available Indigenous people to enslave for the plantations, thus making the endeavor largely unsuccessful.