Which of the following is not true about the Portuguese slave trade?

Question

Responses

The slave trade accelerated when the Portuguese began growing sugar in Brazil.

The slave trade accelerated when the Portuguese began growing sugar in Brazil.

It began with Portuguese merchants buying slaves from the king of Benin.

It began with Portuguese merchants buying slaves from the king of Benin.

Other peoples along the west coast of Africa began to sell captives to the Portuguese.

Other peoples along the west coast of Africa began to sell captives to the Portuguese.

The Spanish hired Portuguese merchants to transport African slaves to the New World.

The Spanish hired Portuguese merchants to transport African slaves to the New World.

The Portuguese continued the trans-Saharan slave trade to the Muslim world.

Answer 1

The statement that is not true about the Portuguese slave trade is:

It began with Portuguese merchants buying slaves from the king of Benin.

While the Portuguese did engage in trading with various African kingdoms, including Benin, the larger-scale involvement in slavery and the slave trade was not initiated exclusively through direct purchases from the king of Benin. The Portuguese initially engaged in capturing and trading slaves and later established relationships with various African leaders and kingdoms, leading to a more extensive trade network.