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Which of the following assertions BEST accounts for the very limited colonization of Africa by Europeans before the 19th century, compar

to the Americas?
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A African rulers' control over the valuable slave trade gave them power over European traders.
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Strong African states and diseases in the African interior limited European colonization to coastal trading forts.
African states united to successfully resist European invasions.
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African states were technologically superior to European states.

Answer 1

Strong African states and diseases in the African interior limited European colonization to coastal trading forts.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best assertion that accounts for the limited colonization of Africa by Europeans before the 19th century, compared to the Americas, is: B. Strong African states and diseases in the African interior limited European colonization to coastal trading forts.

Unlike the Americas where European colonization led to large-scale settlement and exploitation, Africa's strong states and geographical challenges such as diseases and difficult terrains hindered thorough European penetration. Instead, Europeans established coastal trading forts in Africa to facilitate trade without extensive colonization.

For example, the Portuguese built trading forts like Elmina Castle on the Gold Coast of present-day Ghana, which served as a center for the transatlantic slave trade but did not result in widespread European settlement.

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