The African Slave Trade

question 10

Multiple Choice

The African slave trade

• A)had little impact on the level of violence and warfare in Africa.
• B)reduced warfare and violence in Africa because all the African states united against the European slavers.
• C)increased warfare and violence in Africa because of the increasing demand for prisoners who could be sold as slaves.
• D)died out with the discovery of the South Asian Spice Islands.
• E)was carried out peacefully, as wars or violence would reduce the number of slaves and thus profits.

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