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Effects of European Exploration, Europeans began to think that slaves were…
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Europeans began to think that slaves were important and could be profitable. 
Portuguese trades realized that slaves could be profitable to work on plantations which were large estates run by an owner.
African rulers and traders captured captives on the inside and brought them to trading posts. The captives were traded for textiles, metalwork, rum, tobacco, weapons, and gunpowder.
Some African leaders wanted to stop the transatlantic slave trade. However, it supported Africa too much. One of the leaders who disliked the slave trade was Alfonso I who was the ruler of Kongo in West central Africa. Alfonso, I was taught by Portuguese missionaries who were people who went places to teach about a religon.
The Asante Kingdom was a kingdom where present-day Ghana is located.
Osei Tutu was a military leader who won control of Kumasi. He also conquered neighboring people and undefined the Asante Kingdom.
The Asante kingdom had a monopoly on the slave and gold trade. A monopoly is where a business or industry has exclusive control of an industry.
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