The transatlantic slave trade involved the forced transportation of millions of Africans to the Americas by European traders, primarily from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Most enslaved individuals were taken from West Africa and shipped to the New World, where they were forced to work on plantations and in mines. This brutal trade was driven by the demand for labor to cultivate crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton, significantly impacting both African societies and the economies of the Americas. The trade resulted in profound social and cultural disruptions in Africa, while contributing to the wealth and development of European colonial powers.
Europeans forced millions of Africans to work as slaves in the New World. They were captured from various regions of Africa and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations, mines, and in other forms of labor in the Americas. This brutal and exploitative system of slavery played a significant role in the economic development of European colonies in the New World.
The Portuguese made slaves available to European traders.by doing something
Business men would want slaves to work on their plantations. They wouldn't get paid so it was free labour.
half of it was all plantations so needed workers
During the Age of Exploration, the majority of slaves forced to work on European plantations were taken from West Africa. The transatlantic slave trade saw millions of Africans captured and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations in the Americas.
The majority of slaves forced to work on European plantations during the Age of Exploration came from West Africa. The transatlantic slave trade saw millions of Africans captured and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations in the Americas. West Africa was a major source of slaves due to its geographical proximity to the European colonies in the Americas.
They were called plantations
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They needed slaves to work on plantations
work as slaves on plantations
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The vast majority of slaves imported in the slave trade went to European colonies in the Americas, particularly in regions such as the Caribbean and Brazil. These slaves were used for labor on plantations producing crops like sugar, coffee, and tobacco.
Yes, the majority of slaves in the antebellum South lived on farms or plantations where they were forced to work in the fields growing crops like cotton, tobacco, and sugar cane. These slaves faced harsh conditions and were subjected to long hours of labor under the control of slave owners.
African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply cheap and forced labor for agricultural industries, such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton plantations. They were also used in mining and other industries to help the European colonies in the Americas prosper economically.
the slaves ware forced to do hardworking in European countries