Question

skills focus interpreting graphs

1. about how many slaves did portugal transport than did france?28

1. reading check explain why did some europeans look to african slaves as a source of labor in the new world? 29

Explanation:

Question 6 (Assuming there is a graph with slave transport numbers for Portugal and France, say Portugal transported \( P \) and France \( F \)):

Step1: Identify values from graph

Suppose from the graph, Portugal transported \( P = 4.8 \) million and France transported \( F = 1.2 \) million (typical historical data).

Step2: Calculate the difference

Subtract France's number from Portugal's: \( P - F = 4.8 - 1.2 \)
\( = 3.6 \) million

1. Labor Demand: Europeans (colonists) needed labor for plantations (sugar, tobacco, cotton), mines, and other colonial enterprises in the New World.
2. Indigenous Labor Shortage: Native Americans died in large numbers due to European diseases (smallpox, etc.), warfare, and harsh treatment, reducing their availability as labor.
3. Slave Advantages: African slaves were seen as resilient to tropical diseases (compared to Europeans), had skills (farming, metallurgy), and were viewed as "property" with no legal rights, making them a controllable labor source.
4. Economic Incentive: The trans - Atlantic slave trade was profitable for slave traders, and slave labor was cheaper than hiring free workers, boosting colonial profits.

Answer:

About 3.6 million (values depend on the graph; this is a typical example. If graph has different numbers, substitute accordingly, e.g., if \( P = 5 \) and \( F = 1.5 \), difference is \( 3.5 \) million).

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