What was one accomplishment of the declaration of independence? a. it eliminated slavery for the first time in a democracy. b. it declared all men to be equal. c. it created the first federal system of government. d. it successfully argued that life was a right all people had.

How did european exploration and expansion cause the african slave trade to expand? a. european explorers discovered the slave trade and expanded it across the indian ocean into south asia. b. arab armies captured european explorers and forced them into slavery. c. european traders shipped enslaved africans to work on plantations in european colonies in the americas. d. european explorers captured african people and forced them to work on their ships.