Question

11. Who participated as a major player in the transatlantic slave trade?

O A. Animist religious leaders
O B. Wealthy African elites
O C. Arab merchants
O D. Italian aristocrats

Answer 1

D The Spanish and Portuguese had been using African slaves since the 16th century. However, the Atlantic slave trade of the 18th century was a new kind of slavery and on a scale much greater than ever before. It was the British who played a major part in this trade.