What happened to the population of West Africa during the period of the trans-Atlantic slave trade? 1. The population did not change as new crops improved the fertility rate and balanced out the rate of those enslaved.
2. The population increased a great deal during this period due to the introduction of new crops and antibiotics.
3. The population decreased sharply from those taken in the slave trade and Europeans taking harvests.
4. The population increased initially but then decreased more and more as the slave trade accelerated throughout the period.