Between 1525 and 1866, in the entire history of the slave trade to the New World, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World. 10.7 million survived the dreaded Middle Passage, disembarking in North America, the Caribbean and South America.
The best example of "gunboat diplomacy" under Roosevelt is "<span>C. Panama" since Roosevelt felt that this region was also a part of the US's interest since it was open to attack. This was also his "big stick diplomacy".</span>
