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 typical slave trade data, e.g., Portugal: ~4.8 million, France: ~1.4 million)

Step1: Identify slave transport numbers

Let Portugal's transport be \( P \approx 4.8 \times 10^6 \), France's be \( F \approx 1.4 \times 10^6 \).

Step2: Calculate the difference

\( P - F = 4.8 \times 10^6 - 1.4 \times 10^6 = 3.4 \times 10^6 \) (approx 3.4 million, adjust based on actual graph data).

Europeans sought African slaves for New World labor due to: 1) High mortality of Indigenous Americans (disease, overwork), creating labor shortages. 2) Africans’ immunity to Old World diseases (e.g., smallpox) unlike Natives. 3) Slavery was cheaper than indentured servants for long - term plantation work (sugar, tobacco). 4) African societies were structured to supply slaves (via trade, warfare), making them accessible. 5) Racist ideologies justified enslaving Africans as "inferior" for labor.

Answer:

About 3.4 million (or specific value from graph, e.g., if graph has Portugal ~4.6M, France ~1.2M, difference ~3.4M).

Question 7