Although Relatively Small by Later Standards, How Did the Slave

Multiple Choice

Although relatively small by later standards, how did the slave trade from Africa first become profitable for the Portuguese?

A) By shipping the slaves to Brazil, which Portugal controlled.
B) By breeding new slave generations in the Americas.
C) By the sale of slaves to European noble families.
D) By large scale sales to the Muslims in the Arab countries.
E) By continuous shipment of slaves to the Caribbean islands.