Why did the Spanish and Portuguese enslaved Africans?

the spanish and the portuguese enslaved the african's was beacsuse

Explanation:

The expeditions sent by Henry came back with African slaves as a way to compensate for the expenses of their voyages. The enslavement of Africans was seen as a military campaign because the people that the Portuguese encountered were identified as Moorish and thus associated with Islam.

'Cause they had work to be done, and they didn't wanna do it themselves.

Explanation:

it was important because it showed that america was a force to be reckoned with during the cold war.

idk you know what i mean hahahaha