A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was

  • A the trans-Atlantic slave trade
  • B the trans-Saharan trade
  • C human sacrifice
  • D inter-ethnic warfare.
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The correct answer is A. the trans-Atlantic slave trade

The Trans-Saharan Trade which had

been on for many centuries included several articles of trade of which slaves were later added; human sacrifice was only carried on a very small scale; interethnic warfare took place majorly in the nineteenth century.

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