Which of the following is not true of population loss in Africa as a result of the slave trade?
a. Areas near the Slave Coast lost a disproportionate number of people.
b. Population loss was uniform across all areas of west Africa.
c. Even at the peak of the trade, the population of Africa remained large.
d. New foods from the Americas helped to offset population losses due to the slave trade.
e. Population loss was reduced by the fact that more men than women were traded into slavery.
ANSWER:
b
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