Question

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how was the atlantic slave trade different in the 1400s and 1500s than it was in the 1600s?

a. in the 1400s and 1500s, more slaves were sold to european countries than across the atlantic. in the 1600s, more slaves were sold across the atlantic.

b. in the 1400s and 1500s, more slaves were sold to asian countries than across the atlantic. in the 1600s, more slaves were sold across the atlantic.

c. in the 1400s and 1500s, more slaves were sold between african countries than across the atlantic. in the 1600s, more slaves were sold across the atlantic.

d. in the 1400s and 1500s, more slaves were sold to the middle east than across the atlantic. in the 1600s, more slaves were sold across the atlantic.

Explanation:

In the early phases of the slave trade (1400s-1500s), the trans-Atlantic slave trade was still developing, and most enslaved people were traded between African kingdoms or within the continent. By the 1600s, the demand for labor in European colonies in the Americas exploded, leading to a massive increase in trans-Atlantic slave shipments, surpassing intra-African slave sales.

Answer:

C. In the 1400s and 1500s, more slaves were sold between African countries than across the Atlantic. In the 1600s, more slaves were sold across the Atlantic.