Questions: Which statement summarizes how Portuguese traders amplified the slave trade? (1 point) - Portuguese traders bought many enslaved people for export to Europe. - Portuguese traders created entrepôts from which large numbers could be shipped overseas to meet the growing demand for forced labor on colonial plantations. - Portuguese traders introduced slavery to Africa. - Portuguese traders engaged in mass kidnapping of the locals to sell into slavery.

The answer is: Portuguese traders created entrepôts from which large numbers could be shipped overseas to meet the growing demand for forced labor on colonial plantations.

While Portuguese traders did buy enslaved people, the primary focus of their trade was not just exporting to Europe but also to the Americas, where the demand for labor on plantations was high.

This option accurately summarizes the role of Portuguese traders in amplifying the slave trade. They established trading posts and entrepôts along the African coast, facilitating the large-scale shipment of enslaved people to meet the labor demands of colonial plantations, particularly in the Americas.

Slavery existed in Africa long before the arrival of Portuguese traders. The Portuguese did not introduce slavery to Africa but rather expanded the transatlantic slave trade.

While there were instances of kidnapping, the Portuguese primarily relied on established trade networks and local intermediaries to acquire enslaved people, rather than engaging in mass kidnappings themselves.