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The West Indians are decendants of slaves who either escaped or were released from slavery in the colonies of Britain in America and the Carribean. There was no slavery in Britain at that time, but the British did capture west Africans and supply them as slaves to the plantations of these Colonies.
Americans sailed about 20 Africans to America because of the need for servants to work in their growing fields of tobacco and other products. They saw these Africans as a way to expand their food supply and have permanent slaves.
The African side with guns rounded up the captives of war who were sold to Europeans in exchange for more guns or other barter.
Gold is valuable to West Africans because they could make gold coins and othe things.
They viewed them as savages.