Which of the following best explains why Spanish colonizers increasingly relied on African slave labor in the Americas after 1550?
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ADramatic decline in Native American population from disease
BAfrican slaves were less expensive than Native American labor
CSpanish law prohibited all forms of Native American labor
DAfricans possessed superior agricultural knowledge
✓ Correct answer: A. Dramatic decline in Native American population from diseaseThe catastrophic decline of Native American populations due to disease, combined with moral and legal debates about indigenous enslavement, led Spanish colonizers to turn increasingly to the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Africans were also perceived to have immunity to certain European diseases and resistance to tropical conditions.
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