In West Africa,female slaves

A) were acquired to serve as wives and agricultural laborers.
B) represented twice as much of the internal slave trade as men,but only half as much as men in the trans-Saharan slave trade.
C) represented twice as much of the trans-Saharan slave trade as men,but only half as much as men in the internal slave trade.
D) were traditionally protected from having to provide their masters with sexual services.

Trans-Saharan Slave Trade

Historical trade routes across the Sahara Desert that facilitated the trade of enslaved Africans to North Africa, the Middle East, and beyond.

Internal Slave Trade

The trade of enslaved people within a country, particularly the sale and transportation of enslaved African Americans within the United States.

Female Slaves

Refers to women who were subjected to slavery, focusing on their specific experiences and struggles.