Slavery and trade
The trading of slaves had began here in Portugal and Kongo for money. Slaves were traded and soon that caused the increase in slaves among Africans. It also caused war among Africans, causing Portugal to lose control over port cities. The Portuguese did not just trade slaves, however, they also traded goods such as metal materials and other goods. Slave owners made their slaves work on plantations as you can see the example shown at the bottom left of the screen.
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