Which of these statements best explains the role of the colonies in the trans-atlantic trade system? a. the colonies sent slaves to africa. b. the colonies enslaved american indians and sent them to europe. c. the colonies manufactured goods and sent them to africa. d. the colonies sent raw materials to europe.

D. The colonies sent raw materials to Europe.

Explanation:

The European colonization began with the conquest of the Castilian Islands by the Castilians. It also included colonization of India and Southeast Asia. The main reason for the colonization of the Americas was to establish trading posts fro the African slave trade. the first wave ended with the annexation of the Kingdom of Kandy in 1815. The period of European colonization is also called the age of discovery. The colonial powers established plantations and they utilized the labor of the slave trade for the production of sugar tobacco and indigo. The crops were sent to Europe.