How Was the Commercial Experience of the Portuguese Extended to the Americas

How was the commercial experience of the Portuguese extended to the Americas?

A) The Portuguese were familiar with the routes to the Far East that resulted in the circumnavigation of the globe.
B) The Portuguese were responsible for the use of galleys in the Atlantic passage.
C) The Portuguese experience in Africa and their involvement in slave trading was extended to the Americas.
D) The Portuguese introduction of tobacco estate agriculture into the Caribbean was a significant factor in American colonization.