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Let's say that there's a very limited African slave trade going on but Portugal is still trading with West Africa for gold and it introduces squash, maize, cassava, and sweet potato to western Africa. What are the demographic, cultural, and political effects of this? How long does it take for the crops to be adopted? Will Western Africa have an edge compared to the rest of Africa due to its contact with the Portuguese and American crops?
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