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17. Which of the following was not a reason for the coming of Europeans to West Africa in the 15th century?
In the 15th century, Europeans primarily came to West Africa to explore new trade routes, acquire gold and other resources, and spread Christianity. While trade was a key motive, the initial focus was more on acquiring goods from Africa rather than establishing markets to sell European manufactured goods in large quantities. Therefore, "search for markets" in the sense of selling European goods was less prominent than the other reasons.

• A. Search for markets

18. A major factor that affected the Europeans contact with the people of West Africa was:
The language barrier was a significant challenge for early European explorers and traders attempting to communicate and establish relations with diverse West African communities.

• C. language barrier

19. European contact with West Africans in the 18th century led to the:
The rise of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, fueled by European demand, diverted trade routes and resources away from the traditional trans-Saharan routes, leading to its decline.

• C. decline of the trans-Saharan trade

20. Which of the following factors was mainly responsible for ending the trans-Atlantic slave trade in West Africa?
The Industrial Revolution in Britain shifted economic interests from slave labor to the need for raw materials and markets for manufactured goods, making the slave trade less economically viable and contributing to its abolition alongside humanitarian efforts.

• C. Industrial Revolution

21. The following items were exchanged for slaves in West Africa during the triangular slave trade except:
During the triangular slave trade, Europeans exchanged manufactured goods like cloth, gunpowder, and mirrors for slaves. Canned food was not a commodity traded at that time, as canning technology developed much later.

• A. canned food

22. One of the methods used by the British to stop the trans-Atlantic slave trade in West Africa was the:
The British Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron actively patrolled the coast, intercepting slave ships and detaining slave dealers, which was a direct method to enforce the abolition of the trade.

• C. detention of slave dealers

23. It was difficult for the people of West Africa to stop the triangular slave trade because:
For many West African states and traders, participation in the slave trade became a significant source of wealth, power, and access to European goods, making it economically difficult to cease.

• D. it was their main source of income

24. The humanitarian that championed the abolishment of the brutal slave trade from Britain to Sierra Leone was:
William Wilberforce was the leading figure in the parliamentary campaign that led to the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire.

• D. William Wilberforce

25. Christianity was introduced to West Africa by missionaries from:
Portugal was the first European nation to make extensive contact with West Africa in the 15th century, and its missionaries were the first to attempt to introduce Christianity to the region.

• B. Portugal

26. The first Christian missionary group to be firmly established in Sierra Leone was the:
The Church Missionary Society (CMS) was one of the earliest and most influential missionary organizations to establish a strong and lasting presence in Sierra Leone, a colony founded for freed slaves.

• A. Church Missionary Society