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The vast majority of the slaves in the Atlantic Slave trade that supplied slaves to the Americas were bought by European slave traders from local African tribal leaders. The slaves came from two sources:
1) "Undesirables" that a nation wanted to get rid of. These might be criminals, heretics, the mentally ill, the indebted and any others that had fallen out of favour with the rulers.
2) The rest came from military conquests by African groups - many for the express purpose of capturing slaves for sale. The chief groups were the Oyo empire (Yoruba), Kong Empire, Kingdom of Benin, Kingdom of Fouta Djallon, Kingdom of Fouta Tooro, Kingdom of Koya, Kingdom of Khasso, Kingdom of Kaabu, Fante Confederacy, Ashanti Confederacy, and the kingdom of Dahomey. Most of the slaves sold into the Atlantic slave trade came from among those defeated in battles.
Europeans rarely entered the interior of Africa, due to fear of disease and moreover fierce African resistance.
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ReneSlaves were commonly kidnapped during raids on villages, through deception, or were captured during wars and conflicts. European slave traders also worked with local African leaders to obtain slaves in exchange for goods or as a result of indebtedness. The transatlantic slave trade involved elaborate networks of traders who forcibly transported slaves from Africa to the Americas.
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What was the passage called that slaves traded slaves?
The passage where slaves were traded was called the "Transatlantic slave trade" or simply the "slave trade." It was a horrific practice where millions of Africans were captured, transported, and sold as slaves to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
When did the slave onewers start kidnapping the slaves?
Kidnapping of African slaves by European slave traders began when the transatlantic slave trade started in the 15th century. This practice was widespread during the era of colonization in the Americas until the abolition of the slave trade in the 19th century.
Who was involved in the abolition of the slave trade?
non slave groups such as the the society for the abolition of the slave trade, and the Quakers. slaves who did revolts and rebellions ex slaves who exposed how terrible life was as a slave MPs the British government because they were no longer benifitting from the slavee trade since it did not save them money and demand for slave trade fell so the slave trade became a pointless waste of time.
Why were the slaves caught?
Slaves were typically captured through raids, warfare, or abduction by slave traders. They were often captured from African villages or sold by African chieftains who engaged in the slave trade to European and American slave traders for goods and weapons. The transatlantic slave trade played a significant role in the capturing and trafficking of slaves from Africa to the Americas.
When did Britain stop the slave trade?
Slave trade in Britain was outlawed in 1808 when Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act of 1807. However, this did not slavery altogether. The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 abolished slavery in most British Empires.
