During the seventeenth century one of the reasons Africans participated in the Atlantic slave trade was. A. the demand for weapons among African elites.

B. bribery of the african leaders by caribbean plantation owner.

A. the demand for weapons among African elites.

Explanation:

The Atlantic slave trade began around the fifteenth century and it typically involved the transportation of men and women from Africa to America as slaves by slave traders through the Atlantic Ocean. According to history, this selfish actions were mainly perpetrated by the Portuguese. About 13 million men and women were transported to America as slaves.

During the seventeenth century one of the reasons Africans participated in the Atlantic slave trade was the demand for weapons among African elites to use to protect themselves and their families.

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