As a result of his visit to the Portuguese colony on the Gold Coast of Africa, Columbus
A) began to understand how important rice cultivation could be in solving food shortages in his native Genoa.
B) recognized the economic potential of the slave trade.
C) acquired a hatred for abusive and exploitive labor systems.
D) learned how important it was to understand and accept the belief systems of non-Europeans.

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Columbus recognized the economic potential of the slave trade during his visit to the Portuguese colony on the Gold Coast of Africa. He observed how profitable it was for the Portuguese to enslave Africans, leading him to believe that he could make similar profits by exploiting Native American labor in the Americas.

As a Result of His Visit to the Portuguese Colony