For example, the depopulation problem had gotten worse. Over the course of 100-150 years, approximately 12.5 million slaves were brought across the Atlantic. Politically, the slave trade opened the door to the flourishing of mercantilism. During mercantilism, money was considered power. Even with arms imports large communities (ruling elites) were able to dominate and control smaller communities in Africa. The Kingdom of Congo and Oyo, located in southwestern Nigeria, were deeply affected by the eventual outcomes of the slave trade. Economically, the slave trade reduces the interest in industrialization. For example, cloth was cheaper in India than in African states, so there was no push to create that good, consequently abandoning the idea of ​​industrialization. Since things were cheaper outside the African continent, local production was negative