Why did merchants trade with Africa? What was trading like in Africa?

Me! these questions are based on american people in the south essential questions: question 1: for what reasons will one group of people exploit another?focus questions: question 1: what influenced the development of the south more: geography, economy, or slavery?question 2: what were the economic, political and social arguments for and againsts slavery in the first half of the 19th century.

How did farm families get things they needed, such as cloth, in the mid-1800's

How many people lost their jobs when the minimum wage increased from $12 to $18?