The desire for treasure and expansion sailed the Europeans explorer around the globe in the 1400s.
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“Slavery” was one of the jackpots that Europeans (Portuguese) hit when they were sailing around the globe.
Arriving in south coast of Africa in the early 1450s and transforming the coast to a hotspot for slave trade had a great impact on the power and dominance of Europeans over the rest of the world.
Naming the south coast of Africa to “Slave Coast”.