SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -From 3000 BCE to 1000 BCE, the practice of farming spread across West Africa. They grew millet and sorghum (plants used for grain and fodder), and later began growing a special strain of rice native to Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hand plows were commonly used to plow the fields, as horses were rare and expensive to keep. Sickles were used to cut grass, weeds, and harvest crops when they were fully grown. Tree-based fruits were important to the agricultural system of Ancient Africa, like bananas and oranges.
Detailed explanation-3: -THE INDEPENDENT ORIGIN OF AFRICAN AGRICULTURE Farming did eventually emerge independently in West Africa at about 3000 BCE. It first appeared in the fertile plains on the border between present-day Nigeria and Cameroon.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Africa, trade can be restricted by outdated policies, high import duties and border bureaucracy. Inadequate infrastructure within the continent remains an obstacle to small-scale farmers, the majority of whom live and farm in rural areas.