When Europeans began settling in the Americas and building large plantations, there were already enough native people there to provide a labor force. Why did Europeans merchants start shipping slaves from Africa to the colonies of the Americas instead of hiring native Americans?

1)which is the following was characteristic of the british colonies but not the french or spanish religion a. presence of slavery b. religion conversion c. smuggling and piracy d. strict racial hierarchy 2)how did the columbia exchange affect europe? a diseases from the new world decimated the population of the european continent b new crops introduced to europe generated further interest in the new world c enslavement of american indians in europe changed cultural attitudes toward slavery d the items produced by american indians become objects of competition in europe