Question

Reread the section in your text called "African Resistance". How did some African leaders try to resist the trade in Enslaved people? What were the European responses to these efforts?

Answer 1

Some African leaders tried to resist the trade of enslaved people by issuing a law in 1788 in order to end this trade. However, this law ended up back firing due to the inlanders new route of trade. The Europeans were not affected by the efforts of the African leaders and instead continued on with their original plan of trade.