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Was the Atlantic Slave Trade the first kind of slave trade occurring in Africa?
No. Slavery and the slave trade had been going on in Africa for centuries before the Atlantic Slave trade came into being.
What forms of trade replaced the slave trade in west Africa?
peanuts , timber, hides, and palm oil replaced the slave trade in west africa.
Where did slaves of the slave trade come from?
Tribes of Africa
How did the slave trade affect wast Africa?
Where or what is a wast
How was the East African slave trade in the 1600s different from the Atlantic slave trade in 1700s?
The East African slave trade in the 1600s was operated within Africa, Europe, and Asia, while the Atlantic slave trade in the 1700s also included the Americas.
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