SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Question
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How many years was the slave trade?
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999, 999
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300
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1, 000
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500
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history.
Detailed explanation-2: -The slave trade began in the seventeenth century. A triangular slave trade was between Europe, Africa and the Americas. bought slaves from local chieftains. The exploitation of slave labour made it possible to meet the markets for sugar, coffee, and indigo.
Detailed explanation-3: -The oldest known slave society was the Mesopotamian and Sumerian civilisations located in the Iran/Iraq region between 6000-2000BCE.
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