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Q: Which European nation began the African Slave Trade?
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Who were the European nations that first controlled the African slave trade?

ENGLAND


How did European expansion of the slave trade affect African states between 1600 and 1700?

african states became too weak to resist the slave trade


What European nation took part in the African slaves trade?

england


Who began African slave trade with the European countries and when?

Portuguese during the 1400's


How did the Age of Exploration contribute to European involvement in the African slave trade?

Europeans came into contact with African slave traders while exploring the coast of Africa.


How did the the age of exploration contribute to European involvement the African slave trade?

Europeans came into contact with African slave traders while exploring the coast of Africa.


This Nation dominated slave trade?

The British were the dominant nation of the slave trade.


In what chronological order did European countries control the African slave trade?

Portuguese, Dutch then English


Why did the European need the African slave trade in the Americas?

Europeans needed African slave labor in the Americas to work on plantations and in mines, as the indigenous population was not numerous enough or resistant to diseases. The African slave trade provided a constant supply of labor for the growing colonial economies.


What was the most important way the transatlantic slave trade affected the African nation?

The old African empires crumbled due to warring.


The European trade in African slaves was initiated in the fifteenth century by the?

Portuguese traders accounted for 95% of the slave trade in the fifteenth century.


What impact did the slaves have on Africa?

Some African states became dependent on the slave trade and European goods