“It is public opinion and knowledge that no end of deception is practiced and a thousand acts of robbery and violence are committed in the course of bartering and carrying off Negroes from their country and bringing them to the Indies and to Spain... They make war on one another, their gain being the capture of their own people, and they go after one another in the forests where they usually hunt... In this way, and contrary to all justice, a very great number of prisoners are taken. And no one is horrified that these people are ill-treating and selling one another, because they are considered uncivilized and savage... They put them aboard the ships under false pretenses, hoist anchor, set sail, and make off towards the high seas with their booty…”Fray Tomás de Mercado. "A Critique of the Slave Trade, 1587." J.A. Saco, Historia de la Escalvitud de la Raza Africana, Ulan Press, 2012. pp. 80-82.Which of the following was a widespread effect of situation described in the excerpt?Elimination ToolSelect one answerACultural change was caused by divergent worldviews between Spanish and African slave traders.BSocial change was caused by the development of the Columbian Exchange.CPolitical change was caused by contact between Europeans and Africans.DDemographic change was caused by the development of the Spanish Empire.
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“It is public opinion and knowledge that no end of deception is practiced and a thousand acts of robbery and violence are committed in the course of bartering and carrying off Negroes from their country and bringing them to the Indies and to Spain... They make war on one another, their gain being the capture of their own people, and they go after one another in the forests where they usually hunt... In this way, and contrary to all justice, a very great number of prisoners are taken. And no one is horrified that these people are ill-treating and selling one another, because they are considered uncivilized and savage... They put them aboard the ships under false pretenses, hoist anchor, set sail, and make off towards the high seas with their booty…”Fray Tomás de Mercado. "A Critique of the Slave Trade, 1587." J.A. Saco, Historia de la Escalvitud de la Raza Africana, Ulan Press, 2012. pp. 80-82.Which of the following was a widespread effect of situation described in the excerpt?Elimination ToolSelect one answerACultural change was caused by divergent worldviews between Spanish and African slave traders.BSocial change was caused by the development of the Columbian Exchange.CPolitical change was caused by contact between Europeans and Africans.DDemographic change was caused by the development of the Spanish Empire.
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The situation described in the excerpt led to a widespread demographic change. This is because the slave trade resulted in a significant population decrease in Africa due to the large number of people being captured and sold into slavery. At the same time, it led to an increase in the population of the Spanish Empire and the Americas, where these slaves were brought to. Therefore, the correct answer is D: Demographic change was caused by the development of the Spanish Empire.
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