How did the slave ships manage to get so many captive africans? portuguese and spanish traders captured africans from the western and southern coasts of africa. slave ships bought african captives from english and spanish pirate ships. slave ships carried large armies to conquer african villages and enslave their entire populations. africans along the western coast made raids inland to capture other africans for sale to the slave ships.

The correct answer is A) Portuguese and Spanish traders captured Africans from the Western Western and Southern coasts of Africa.

Slave ships managed to get so many captives Africans because Portuguese and Spanish traders captured Africans from the Western and Southern coasts of Africa.

The advancements in navigation during the 15th century allowed nations such as Portugal and Spain to launch explorations to new regions of the world in searching for new territories for their crowns. Portuguese sailors traveled south the Atlantic Ocean to reach Africa’s gold regions. Portuguese and Spanish traders that traveled those maritime routes were searching for captives and the rich products of the African region. Portuguese and Spanish slave ships managed to get so many captives Africans from the Western and Southern coasts of Africa.

the answer is c, all the other options are things they are known for.

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