Choose and write on one question from below. You must indicate the specific question number you are attempting. Discussion essay should be between 500 and 600 words long. Essays must be pasted onto the Discussion Board (do not use attachments). Your discussions must include references from the assigned course readings.

1. "The trans-Atlantic slave trade was based on a pre-existing slavery institution in Africa." Discuss.

2. To what extent could it be said that the Europeans expanded into Africa in the 19^th century for the twin purposes of spreading civilization and ending slavery?

3. Discuss the economic and political motives for European expansion into Africa in the 19^th Century

4. "Colonialism gave birth to the forces that overthrew it." Discuss.