What role did the Portuguese play in the existing African slave trade?
a. They became another branch of the traditional slave trade
b. They brought north Africans with them to negotiate since they had been part of the trans-Sahara trade
c. They conquered coastal kingdoms of west Africa as they did in east Africa
d. They brought the concept of agricultural slavery with them
The best option regarding the role that the Portuguese played in the existing African slave trade was that "a. They became another branch of the traditional slave trade," since they brought a great deal of slaves from Africa to South America.
