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article written by Katelyn and Sonia.
Europeans had been involved in trade Slave Trade with Africa since before the Atlantic Slave Trade began.
The trading countries:
-Portugal
-Netherlands
-France
-Spain
-Britain
Countries where slaves came from:
-Senegambia (presently Senegal,Gambia,Guinea and Guinea Bi ssau)
-Siera Leone
-Windward (presently modern Ivory Coast)
-Gold coast (presently Ghana)
-Bight of Benin (presently Togo,Benin and western Africa)
-Bight of Biafra(presnetly the south of Nigeria,Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea)
-Central Africa(presently Gabon, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo)
The slaves were then sold in the Carribeans,
Sources:
http://africanhistory.about.com
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/curriculum/lm7/B/stu_7Bactivityone.html
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