... taken from West Africa to the Americas through Badagry and around 550,000 African slaves were exported to the Americas during the American Independence period in the year l787. Slaves were also exported to Europe, South America and the Caribbean. The slaves were mainly from some West African countries. The slave trade became the major source of income for the Europeans that ... kept close to their homes. Warfare wasn't the only reason for the beginning of slavery, but in some African countries, slavery produced wealth available for the common people. In African countries then, the right...

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