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AP European History
Unit 1 – Renaissance and Exploration
Topic 1.9
What was a significant religious factor that justified the African slave trade for Europeans?
The belief that non-Christians could rightfully be enslaved under Church laws
The Bible explicitly stated that enslaving people was a divine right given only to Europeans
European clerics believed enslaved Africans were descendants of Cain from biblical lore
Catholic popes openly endorsed it as part of their religious campaigns
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AP European History - 1.9 The Slave Trade
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