Ironically, the British Were the World's Greatest Slave Traders and Later

question 59

Multiple Choice

Ironically, the British were the world's greatest slave traders and later

• A)became the most aggressive abolitionists.
• B)reopened the slave trade with the Asante.
• C)interfered with the French treatment of their slaves in Saint Domingue.
• D)replaced factory workers with African slaves.
• E)conspired to operate an illegal slave-trading operation out of Barbados.

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