The MOST active period of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade was during which time period? A.1501 to 1600. B.1601 to 1700. C. 1701 to 1800 D.1801 to 1900.
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A. 1501 to 1600 is the correct answer.
Atlantic slave trade involves transportation by the slave traders of enslaved African people and especially the Americans.
Slave trade used triangular trade route as well as Middle Passage regularly.
It also existed from the 16th to 19th centuries.
Majority of people were enslaved as well as transported in transatlantic slave trade were Africans from the central and western Africa.
Transatlantic slave trade: The transportation of slaves across the Atlantic ocean is referred to as Transatlantic slave trade.
The trade transported 10 to 12 million Africans across the Atlantic Ocean.
Started by the Portuguese in the 13th century.
Spanish in the 14th century.
The dutch, English and french in the 15th century.
Hence, the most active period of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade was during 1501 - 1600 by the dutch, English and french.
The answer is ( A ) 1501 - 1600