SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Nile River Valley
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Zambezi River Valley
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Victoria River Valley
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Niger River Valley
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Slave Coast is a historical name formerly used for that part of coastal West Africa along the Bight of Benin that is located between the Volta River and the Lagos Lagoon.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Central Africa during the 16th and 17th centuries, slave traders continued to raid the region as part of the expansion of the Saharan and Nile River slave routes.
Detailed explanation-3: -In early Islamic states of the western Sahel, including Ghana (750–1076), Mali (1235–1645), Segou (1712–1861), and Songhai (1275–1591), about a third of the population were enslaved. In Sierra Leone in the 19th century about half of the population consisted of enslaved people.
Detailed explanation-4: -The fertile lands of the Niger River Basin have sustained various empires in West Africa throughout history.