What did the portuguese trade european goods for in west africa?

What does the quote describe? “the closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us….the shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.”

What was the earliest settlement shown on the map?

Why is the end of the cold war tied to the american domestic economy during this time?