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in the 1400s c.e., european merchants—primarily from the country of

began selling enslaved africans.
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Explanation:

In the 1400s (specifically around the mid - 15th century), Portugal was one of the first European countries to engage in the trans - Atlantic slave trade. Portuguese merchants began exploring the African coast and started the practice of selling enslaved Africans, initially to meet the labor demands of their own colonies and for trade purposes.

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