<span>Captain Pierre Mary purchased slaves from West Africa and transported them to the Martinique, a place in the Carribbean. They bought 256 slaves in West Africa and sold them for a cheap price in Martinique for a variety of reasons. This was a long way from France where they originated.</span>
A union of independent sovereign states is called confederacy.
A confederacy is an association of sovereign states or communities. Confederacy may include tribes, states or communities.
In a confederacy states or people join together for a particular purpose, usually related to politics or trade.
In the American Civil War, Confederacy was the group of southern states that fought to leave the United States and keep slavery.
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I'm sure rivers can't "sit" but the Nile set place near Egypt in Africa... :)
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