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The number of European colonies in the African continent increased.

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  • The continent was rich in diamonds, gold, and copper.
  • It was also rich in fertile land, timber, and forests.
  • Later the Portuguese captured them and sold them as slaves.
  • Cheap human labour was the need of the Europeans.
  • This increased the demand for African slaves and helped them to expand the slave trade.


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