Explain why some African leaders engaged in the slave trade
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
Answer: The ideal answer should:
a. Note that the slave trade was an existing institution leaving little reason to predict what would occur with the colonization of the Americas.
b. Explain that European demand offered the prospect of high profits for engaging in the slave trade.
c. Describe how the slave trade itself and internal competition from other African kingdoms created a need for more resources and strong militaries.
d. Relate how European powers became more aggressive and in time took military actions against states that resisted.
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