In the case of the slave trade in pre-colonial America, ethnocentrism
A)was the most important cause of it.
B)fought against it.
C)was used to justify it.
D)had little or nothing to do with it.

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Ethnocentrism was used to justify the slave trade in pre-colonial America. European colonizers believed that their culture and race were superior and that it was their duty to "civilize" and Christianize the "inferior" African slaves. This belief system was used to justify the brutal mistreatment and enslavement of millions of Africans.

In the Case of the Slave Trade in Pre-Colonial America