Question

question 4 take a look at the following excerpt from \englands terrible trade.\ choose the sentence that explains the british peoples incentive for being involved in the slave trade. africans died as the result of disease, shipwreck, or mistreatment. during the weeks - long voyages of slave ships, captives were forced to remain in extremely confined spaces, even if they became ill. for more than a century, slave traders and those who supported the slave trade turned a blind eye to the mistreatment of those in bondage, citing the prevailing belief that slaves were not humans, but mere property. in england, it was not difficult to ignore the atrocities of the slave trade, since most slaves sailed directly from africa to the new world, and even some of the english cities that profited from slavery witnessed little of the trade at close range.

Explanation:

The incentive for the British to be involved in the slave - trade was profit. The sentence "In England, it was not difficult to ignore the atrocities of the slave trade, since most slaves sailed directly from Africa to the New World, and even some of the English cities that profited from slavery witnessed little of the trade at close range" implies that the profit from slavery was an incentive as cities were profiting.

Answer:

In England, it was not difficult to ignore the atrocities of the slave trade, since most slaves sailed directly from Africa to the New World, and even some of the English cities that profited from slavery witnessed little of the trade at close range.