Prior to the 1600's the transatlantic slave trade was virtually monopolized by the Portuguese.
Events and trends in the local, national and global spheres are interconnected and very interconnected. The local scale of events and trends interconnected makes a national scale, again associated with events and trends on the national scale, making it together, global. The global scale with its trends creates a full circle and affects local. Thus, the circle is closed through economic interests ie economic connections.
The answer is: A.
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