What part did the slave trade play in europeans take control of much of africa in the 1800s? europeans were able to enslave the people they conquered. the slave trade had weakened many african kingdoms. europeans insisted that africans practice slavery. the slave trade enriched the europeans at this time.

The correct option is "The slave trade had weakened many African kingdoms."

Slavery and the slave trade had a significant impact on the size of the population and the distribution of gender in much of Africa. The exact impact of these demographic changes has been an important topic of debate. The Atlantic slave trade took 70,000 people per year, mainly from the west coast of Africa, at its peak in the mid-1700s. The Arab slave trade involved the capture of peoples from the interior of the continent, which then They were sent abroad through ports in the Red Sea and elsewhere. It reached a maximum of 10,000 people moved per year by 1600. According to Patrick Manning, the bulk of the population decreased in much of sub-Saharan Africa as a result of this slave trade. This decline in population throughout West Africa between 1650 and 1850 was exacerbated by the preference of merchants for male slaves. In East Africa, the slave trade was multi-directional and changed over time. To satisfy the demand for low-status work, the Zanj slaves captured in the southern interior were sold through the ports on the north coast, in cumulative numbers over the centuries, the customers of the Nile Valley, Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Persian Gulf, Far East and the islands of the Indian Ocean.