What role did Vasco da Gama play in the growth of a Portuguese empire?

A.
He claimed the east coast of South America for Portugal.

B.
He led the first European expedition to reach India by sea.

C.
He established the Line of Demarcation.

D.
He was the first to suggest the use of captured Africans as slave labor.

I think it's B or D

The correct answer is B. He led the first European expedition to reach India by sea. Vasco da Gama's journey in 1498 opened the sea route from Europe to Asia, enabling Portugal to establish a profitable trade empire in the Indian Ocean and facilitating the growth of the Portuguese empire.