Slavery in Africa

question 64

Multiple Choice

Slavery in Africa:

• A) resulted from the arrival of Europeans.
• B) included no form of rights for the slaves.
• C) was the only kind of labor on that continent.
• D) involved the enslavement of criminals, debtors, and war captives.
• E) accelerated with the arrival of the French in the 1520s.

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