How did the Eroupeans affect the trade in West Africa? Please explan in 3-5 Sentences.

Europeans used their better shipping and skills and military power (moslty their guns) to dominate trade to and from Africa. Europeans became the leading traders of Asian and African consumer goods. This was particularly striking in the early centuries of trade.

Explanation:

2018 means 2018 ce or common era

there have been other eras too including bce, which included way more years.

i believe it was spain