Why did the slave trade grow dramatically in the Americas in the mid-1500s?
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Responses
People began to profit from selling Native Americans abroad.
People began to profit from selling Native Americans abroad.
Sugar became an important export.
Sugar became an important export.
Gold mining required a great deal of labor.
Gold mining required a great deal of labor.
Native Americans refused to work in the fields or in the mines.
Native Americans refused to work in the fields or in the mines.
All of the above
The demand for labor in the Americas increased due to the growing export of sugar and the need for labor in gold mining. Native Americans were unwilling to work in harsh conditions, leading to the need for an alternative labor force, which was found in the transatlantic slave trade. Additionally, the profitability of selling Native Americans as slaves also contributed to the growth of the slave trade in the Americas in the mid-1500s.