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osei bonsu | conversation with joseph dupuis | 1820

ow,\ said the king, after a pause, \i have another palaver, and you must help me to talk it. a long time ago the great king of england liked plenty of trade, more than now, then many ships came, and they bought ivory, gold, and slaves, but now he will not let the ships come as before, and the people buy gold and ivory only. this is what i have in my head, so now tell me truly, like a friend, why does the king do so?\ \his majesty’s question,\ i replied, \was connected with a great palaver, which my instructions did not authorise me to discuss. i had nothing to say regarding the slave trade.\ \i know that too,\ retorted the king; \because, if my master liked that trade, you would have told me so before. i only want to hear what you think as a friend: this is not like the other palavers.\ i was confessedly at a loss for an argument that might pass as a satisfactory reason, and the sequel proved that my doubts were not groundless. the king did not deem it plausible, that this obnoxious traffic should have been abolished from motives of humanity alone; neither would he admit that it lessened the number either of domestic or foreign wars.
taking up one of my observations, he remarked, \the white men who go to council with your master, and pray to the great god for him, do not
the slave trade provided opportunities for the slaves to learn new trades
23 multiple choice 1 point
for osei bonsu, what caused the wars that he waged?
religious tensions between christians and muslims
european meddling in local affairs
natural tensions between powerful states
the quest to secure slaves to sell
24 multiple choice 1 point
what does this source recount?
a meeting between osei bonsu and an english representative visiting his court
an interrogation of an abolitionist prisoner taken in battle by the african ruler osei bonsu
an interrogation of a christian trader who encouraged osei bonsu to sell his slaves to christian, rather than muslim, merchants
a meeting between osei bonsu and a military representative from the english king under orders to compel osei bonsu to abandon the slave trade with force if necessary

Explanation:

Question 23

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Religious tensions: The text doesn't mention religious conflicts between Christians and Muslims as a cause of wars.
• European meddling: The focus is on trade (slave trade cessation), not European meddling in local affairs as a war cause.
• Natural tensions: The king's discussion is about trade (slave trade) and its impact, not natural state tensions.
• The quest to secure slaves: The king's context is about the slave trade (ships buying slaves before, now not), so wars were likely to secure slaves to sell (since trade of slaves was part of their economy, and its cessation might relate to war causes for securing slaves).

Analyze each option:

• Option A: The text is a conversation between Osei Bonsu (the king) and Joseph Dupuis (English representative) at his court, discussing trade (slave trade, ivory, gold). This matches.
• Option B: Dupuis isn't a prisoner, and there's no mention of abolitonist prisoner.
• Option C: No mention of selling slaves to Christians over Muslims or interrogation about that.
• Option D: Dupuis isn't a military representative, and no coercion to abandon slave trade.

Answer:

D. The quest to secure slaves to sell

Question 24