How Did European Slave Traders First Obtain Slaves in Africa

question 29

Multiple Choice

How did European slave traders first obtain slaves in Africa in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

• A) They attacked African peoples and forced prisoners of war to become slaves.
• B) They cooperated with African slave traders, who traded some of their captives to them.
• C) They brought Native American women to trade for African women.
• D) They traded tobacco from North America to African merchants in exchange for slaves.

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