Why were West African trading centers home to many people who adopted Islam? A. Many of the original holy cities of Islam were located in West Africa.

B. Islamic merchants threatened West Africans who practiced animism.

C. West African kings forced the lower classes to follow the new religion.

D. Arab traders settled in West Africa and built mosques and libraries there.

Article ii "each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the united states, in congress assembled."—articles of confederation which of the following principles of american democracy does this quote best represent? social contract natural rights federalism rule of law