Answer:
Because the profits made by their forefathers were huge. Their forefathers also formed the political class of that era.
Explanation:
The descendants of slave merchants remain Benin’s most influential people, 200 years later, the reason is that "the profits made by their forefathers were huge. Their forefathers also formed the political class of that era."
This is evident when the likes of Paul-Émile de Souza one of the descendants of Francisco Félix de Souza, became the Republic of Benin President between 1969 to 1970. Also the likes of Chantal de Souza Boni Yayi, who is the First Lady of Thomas Boni Yayi, the seventh President of the Benin Republic.
Western and europeans in general fought each other a lot resulting in superior fighting tactics. Other places did not do this, giving europe a huge edge against everybody.
The president who started the bull moose party was theodore roosevelt.
