What was the main goal of the costal african kingdoms

a; to get rid of people who caused trouble in their country
b: to have freedom from european kings
c to have europeans move into the african countries
d: to obtain guns and other products from europe
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The main goal of the coastal African kingdoms was to obtain guns and other products from Europe.

Option D

Explanation:

The African kingdoms were aware of the availability of the technology of guns and other weapons that the Europeans had.They believed that having advanced weapons like guns would easily allow them to establish control over the interiors of the continent.And, would ultimately help them expand their kingdoms. The export of guns from Europe to Africa was counted as a major contemporary trade.