The tone of the second letter best reflects which of the following developments in early modern Europe?

(A) The acquisition of African slaves for cash crop cultivation in the New World (B) The centrality of commercial activity in motivating European expansion (C) The desire to explore beyond traditional European waters (D) The establishment of Jesuit missions in distant regions of the worldExplanation: Source 2 claims that the expedition that set sail to Kongo needs to pay its own way, so eliminate answer choices that do not focus on making money—namely, (C) and (D). The letter doesn’t explicitly state that the slaves are going to the New World, so eliminate (A). This leaves you with (B), which is correct.