Answer: The trading posts in both regions were intended to allow the Portuguese to control access to heavily trafficked maritime routes
Explanation:
The Portuguese trading posts established in both Africa and Asia were intended to control trade routes instead of conquering territory. First developed by Portuguese sailors, the over fifty fortified trading posts were set in pivotal locations between west Africa and east Asia where they could force merchant vessels to pay duties.
<span>Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, and Nat Turner were all slaves in the early 1800's who tried to start slave uprisings, but the only rebellion that was successful and actually resulted in the deaths of whites was the Nat Turner's rebellion in 1831. Gabriel Prosser and Danmark Vesey's uprisings ended in the execution of the leaders and their followers.</span>
