Question

According to the text, the growing demand for African slaves during the slave trade era motivated African leader to

A. migrate large populations of people inland away from coastal threats by the shores.

B. initiate attacks of rival tribes in order to profit by selling captured Africans to the Europeans.

C. establish peaceful relationships wih the Europeans out of fear.

D. pay the Europeans lots of money to avoid becoming colonized.

Answer 1

According to the text, the growing demand for African slaves during the slave trade era motivated African leader to initiate attacks of rival tribes in order to profit by selling captured Africans to the Europeans. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "B".

Answer 2

The answer is B. Since slavery was introduced to the West Coast of Africa in the 1600s, it became a thriving trade that spurred the industrial revolution. The trans-Atlantic slave trade was used to put slaves on the farms in the Americas. The African leaders benefitted from the sale of Africans as slaves. Powerful kingdoms hence raided weaker tribes to capture slaves for sale to the Europeans.