Conquest of the Americas — Unit test

Question 3 • LHS World History

Which answer best describes the effects of the slave trade on the African people?

Answer

The population declined as a result of forceful removal from the continent and being killed in war.

The slave trade led to raids by Europeans to capture African people and transport them to the New World.

They shifted commercially away from agriculture to the trade of manufactured goods.

Their population declined because few Africans in child-bearing years remained on the continent.

Explanation

The transatlantic slave trade reduced Africa’s population through the forced removal of millions of people and deaths caused by conflict connected to slave raiding and warfare. Choice A describes both major effects. Choice D points to one possible demographic consequence, but it is narrower and does not capture the wider population losses from removal and deaths in war.

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