Instruction
Read the excerpt from Nzinga Mbeba’s letter to the Portuguese and the commentary provided by Dr. John Thorton, Boston University (formerly of Millersville University) and “Queen Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande of Ndongo (Angola)” on Black History Heroes.
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Using these two sources, how much control do you believe that African rulers had over the fate of their subjects in the Kongo, Mbande, and Ndongo? What factors allowed Portugal to take control of these regions and set up a thriving slave trade? How did Christianity affect the relationship between Portugal and these two African monarchs? Write a 1,000 word essay.
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