Question

What factor resulted in the depopulation of the African population beginning in the 17th century?(1 point)
Responses

There was exportation of slaves during the slave-trade era.
There was exportation of slaves during the slave-trade era.

There was inadequate amounts of medicine to care for the sick and wounded.
There was inadequate amounts of medicine to care for the sick and wounded.

There was a migration of many tribes due to bad living conditions.
There was a migration of many tribes due to bad living conditions.

Thre was a migration of many tribes because of abundance of rich resources elsewhere.

Answer 1

There was exportation of slaves during the slave-trade era.

The transatlantic slave trade, intensifying in the 17th century, removed millions of people from Africa and was a primary cause of depopulation.