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That was the Portuguese.

Portugal is noted as the first modern European country to have large numbers of black slaves. As one of the major sea powers of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, Portugal also shipped and sold large numbers of African slaves to other parts of the world. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Portugal enslaved captured Muslims as Christians engaged in the Reconquista.

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Who benefitted from the slave trade?

the white men benifitted, slave owners


Why did the Ashanti help the European killers?

The Ashanti allied with European powers, particularly during the transatlantic slave trade, primarily for economic and political gain. By cooperating with European traders, they sought to enhance their own wealth and power, using the trade in enslaved people to strengthen their empire. Additionally, the Ashanti aimed to leverage European military technology and support against rival groups in West Africa. This pragmatic alliance ultimately had significant and complex repercussions for the region.


Why did many greeks become traders and sailors?

Many ancient Greeks became traders because unless you were rich or a slave there was no other job opportunity and sailors because their lives were dependent and surrounded by the sea and so this was an expected career for them.


What were the sights that the africans gave in the middle passage when the traders arrived?

During the Middle Passage, enslaved Africans experienced horrific sights and sounds upon their arrival at slave trading ports. They were often met with the chaotic bustle of slave traders, the sight of other captives in chains, and the overwhelming presence of ships specifically designed for transporting enslaved people. Many witnessed the brutal treatment of fellow Africans, including violence and dehumanization, all while being forced into cramped, unsanitary conditions aboard ships. The atmosphere was filled with fear, despair, and the cries of those enduring unimaginable suffering.


Was Hermes a slave to Zeus or Charon a slave to Hades?

Hermes was the son of Zeus, so I doubt he was a slave. Answer 2: And Charon worked for money, he was not a slave.

Related Questions

Where did west africans slave traders get their slaves to sell to European?

From slave traders in central Africa.


Why did European slave traders come to West Africa?

European slave traders come to West Africa because they were free as others.


What was the common way for European slave traders to find slaves in Africa?

They were purchased by African Slave Traders


Where there black slave traders?

If you are referring to the American slave trade, the slave traders were mostly Dutch (Caucasian) but there were also black slave traders and slave owners. The most notable of them was a Virginian by the name of Anthony Johnson.


The first European slave traders were?

England


The most common way for European slave traders to find slaves in Africa?

buying them for African slave traders


What was the most common way for European slave traders to find slaves in Africa?

They were purchased by African Slave Traders


What was the most common way for European slave traders to acquire slaves to bring to the Americas?

by buying them from African slave traders


Why did European traders have slave forts?

they had slave forts because the economy was to good to get anything else


How did the west African slave traders usually obtain they sold to European?

The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.


How did west African slave traders usually obtain the slave they sold to European?

The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.


Which European nations were the biggest slave traders?

There are many European nations that were considered to be the biggest slave trader. France, Germany and Portugal are top on that list.