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Why did European colonizers bring slaves from Africa to work in the gold mines of America?
Because the indigenous American Indians were unable to provide the required labor due to harsh treatment and diseases.
Which regions were the major suppliers of slaves to work in the gold mines of America?
Senegal and Gambia.
Where did the Portuguese settlers develop sugar plantations that produced sugar for the European market?
Islands of Principe and Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea.
Besides sugar plantation, for what other kinds of agriculture were African slaves required in the Caribbean Islands?
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What did the European colonizers realize soon after discovering the New World in 1492?
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What did the Portuguese exploration of the coast of tropical West Africa lead to?
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After the discovery of the “New World” in 1492, European colonizers found out that the region was potentially rich in ______ and minerals.
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The Europeans realized they required a large amount of migrant labor force to exploit the gold and silver mines of mainland America and the tobacco plantation in the Caribbean Islands, leading to the importation of slaves from ______.
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Senegal and Gambia regions were the major suppliers of ______ for the labor force needed in the American gold mines.
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In the 1480s, the Portuguese discovered the Islands of Principe and Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea where they developed sugar plantations to produce sugar for the ______ market.
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The Portuguese exploration of the coast of tropical West Africa opened up another source of supply for labor, leading European planters to turn towards Africa to import ______ from the continent.
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In addition to sugar plantation, African slaves were also required for other types of agriculture such as ______ and tobacco in the Caribbean Islands.
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