Across
- 2. A type of shell that was used as currency in the slave trade, particularly in West Africa
- 4. Trading posts established by European powers along the African coast for the purpose of buying and selling goods, including slaves
- 5. European traders who operated outside of the established trading networks and often engaged in illegal or unauthorized trading activities2
- 6. A European agent who was responsible for purchasing slaves and other goods from African traders on behalf of European merchants
Down
- 1. African traders who acted as intermediaries between European merchants and African communities, tribes, and kingdoms
- 3. Temporary holding pens where enslaved Africans were kept before being transported to the Americas
- 4. A fortified structure built by European powers along the African coast to protect their trading interests