Which of the following best describes why Africans could have sold other Africans into slavery? A. They thought of themselves in terms of tribal groups, such as Edo or Songhai, not as Africans. B. They had extra slaves that they did not need and decided to trade them. C. They wanted slaves to convert to Islam or Christianity. D. All of the above

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Lance Johnston

1 November, 05:09

Which of the following best describes why Africans could have sold other Africans into slavery? A. They thought of themselves in terms of tribal groups, such as Edo or Songhai, not as Africans. B. They had extra slaves that they did not need and decided to trade them. C. They wanted slaves to convert to Islam or Christianity. D. All of the above

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Micaela Martin · Answer 1

If they wanted the slaves to convert, they could have done it in other ways, especially since many slaves died very fast, before they would have time to convert so c and because of this d are not true. B is also not true, so the correct answer is a - and this is also true, they saw themselves more in tribal terms