In the last half of the fifteenth century, some forty thousand Africans were forced into slavery by Portugal and Spain to
A) work on plantations in Africa.
B) establish plantations in North America.
C) establish plantations in South America.
D) help pay for the gold they took.
E) work on plantations on the Atlantic sugar islands.

Question

In the last half of the fifteenth century, some forty thousand Africans were forced into slavery by Portugal and Spain to  
A) work on plantations in Africa.
B) establish plantations in North America.
C) establish plantations in South America.
D) help pay for the gold they took.
E) work on plantations on the Atlantic sugar islands.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Atlantic sugar islands (such as Madeira, São Tomé, and Cape Verde) were major destinations for enslaved Africans who were forced to work on plantations to produce sugar, which was a major export commodity. Portugal and Spain were among the European powers involved in the transatlantic slave trade, which lasted from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century.

In the Last Half of the Fifteenth Century, Some Forty