The Royal African Company was significant because it:
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Correct answer: Held a monopoly on the English slave trade for several decades
Chartered by King Charles II, this company transported more enslaved Africans to the Americas than any other single institution. Its dominance highlighted the English government's direct involvement in and profit from the trade.
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