In the mid-1700s, Savannah's ports played an integral role in the controversial A) rice trade. B) cotton trade. C) animal pelt trade. D) Atlantic slave trade.



Answer :

Savannah's ports are located in Georgia, which was one of the first thirteenth colonies. During the mid-1700s Savannah's ports were very important because they strengthened the Atlantic slave trade, option D, which brought slaves from West Africa. Most of the slaves helped in agriculture or were sent to South Carolina. Also, by 1750 slavery was legal in Georgia, so the Savannah's ports became important sites to buy and sell slaves and this activity continue until the end of the century even when it was illegal.

Answer:

D).Atlantic slave trade

Explanation:

For more than sixty years, Savannah’s ports played an integral role in the Atlantic slave trade. Though the Georgia legislature banned the slave trade from Africa in the late 1700s, the illegal slave trade continued years later.

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