The Rise in Maritime Trade in the Early Modern Era

The rise in maritime trade in the early modern era in Africa

A) ironically led to a decrease in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
B) led to the consolidation in the largest imperial states in African history.
C) led to political chaos and the destruction of the traditional African balance of power.
D) resulted in regional kingdoms replacing the imperial states of west Africa.
E) resulted in a new pattern in which the village became the principal political entity.