Question

1. why did british colonists gradually abandon the use of native americans?

a. they lacked the skills necessary to labor on plantations
b. they were dying from european diseases and some fought back
c. it was too expensive to transport them from europe

1. what was the middle passage?

a. the largest slave trading ship ever built
b. the route by which slaves were transported from africa to the americas
c. a route along the african coast to the indian ocean

Explanation:

Question 1

To determine why British colonists abandoned using Native Americans, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Native Americans had skills for various tasks, including plantation labor (e.g., farming), so this is incorrect.
• Option B: Native Americans had no immunity to European diseases (like smallpox), leading to high mortality. Also, many resisted colonization (e.g., Powhatan Confederacy), making them less viable for labor. This matches historical context.
• Option C: Native Americans were indigenous to the Americas, not transported from Europe, so this is illogical.

To identify the Middle Passage, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The Middle Passage is a route, not a specific ship, so this is incorrect.
• Option B: The Middle Passage was the part of the triangular trade where enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic to the Americas. This is the correct definition.
• Option C: The Middle Passage involved crossing the Atlantic, not just along the African coast to the Indian Ocean, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

B. They were dying from European diseases and some fought back

Question 2