Answer:controlling trade with Europe
Explanation:
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Not sure what you're looking for exactly, but they were certainly risking their lives and livelihoods. African-Americans weren't the only people to be lynched in the fight against racism- black and white abolitionists were at risk as well (though certainly whites to a lesser degree).
Answer:
European encounters with Africa had occurred for hundreds of years. It affected the Africans so some were brought into slavery.
Explanation:
So States were disappearing. And new States joined the slave trade and became wealthy and powerful.