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The European slave trade did not begin until the fifteenth century A.D. More than 10 million slaves were sold in Europe and the Americas over a period of about 400 years, Ancient African slaves were referred to as servants. They could marry, own property, or even own slaves of their own.
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How did the europeans get the workers they needed to make their colonies profitable?
European governments and proprietors of colonies brought indentured servants from Europe. They also brought captives from African and kept them in slavery.
How did European colonization affect African?
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What is the European Indentureship?
it is the system that was introduced to the Caribbean to keep the going of slavery
European expansion was driven by?
fear of African empires.
How long did African Slavery go on for?
Slavery and the slave trade in Africa continue to this day. The African slave trade existed prior to the arrival of Europeans and is known to be responsible for slavery in Northern Africa as well as for exporting millions of Africans as slaves to Middle Eastern countries as well as to Asia and the Americas. The United States of America specifically banned African (and any other form of) slavery over a century ago.
