Question

quiz
1 read the following sentence from the article.

the trans - atlantic slave trade between europe, africa and the americas turned enslaving people into a business.

which selection from the article best supports this idea?
(a) between the 1500s through the early 1800s, slave traders captured millions of people from african nations.
(b) an estimated 12.5 million people were seized from africa before the international slave trade was abolished in 1807.
(c) about 2 million africans did not survive the journey across the atlantic ocean. most africans were sold into slavery in the caribbean and brazil.
(d) in the trans - atlantic slave trade, ships carried captured africans from africa to the americas, raw materials from the americas to europe and manufactured goods from europe to africa.

Explanation:

The main idea is that the trans - Atlantic slave trade made enslaving people a business. Option D describes the triangular trade pattern of the trans - Atlantic slave trade: ships carried Africans (the enslaved) from Africa to the Americas, raw materials (for business) from the Americas to Europe, and manufactured goods (for business) from Europe to Africa. This shows the commercial nature of the slave trade, as it was part of a trading system. Options A and B focus on the number of people captured or seized, and Option C focuses on the survival rate and where they were sold, not on the business aspect.

Answer:

D. In the trans - Atlantic slave trade, ships carried captured Africans from Africa to the Americas, raw materials from the Americas to Europe and manufactured goods from Europe to Africa.