What did europeans consider to be the most important item of african trade during the 1500s and 1600s?

according to the quotation from booker t. washington's 1895 atlanta compromise speech.

in the great leap from slavery to freedom . . the masses of us are to live by the production of our hands . . we shall prosper . . as we learn to dignify and glorify common labor.

washington believed that  hard work had its own kind of dignity.

explanation:

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answer: the ocean

explanation: if you map out 30 n and 40 n latitude, you will get the ocean

c or d both can be the answer

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