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The European trade in African slaves was initiated in the fifteenth century by the?
Portuguese traders accounted for 95% of the slave trade in the fifteenth century.
How did Europeans usually acquire African captives for the slave trade?
European slavers did not capture the Africans they transported themselves, but bought them from native slave traders.
Which European nation began the African Slave Trade?
Portuguese.
Who began African slave trade with the European countries and when?
Portuguese during the 1400's
Who were the first Europeans to trade African slaves?
During the first Atlantic Slave Trade system most of these traders were Portuguese, giving them a near-monopoly during the era, although some Dutch, English, Spanish and French traders also participated in the slave trade. After the occupation, Portugal stayed formally autonomous, but was weakened, with its colonial empire being attacked by the Dutch and English. The Second Atlantic system was the trade of African slaves by mostly English, Brazilian, French and Dutch traders.
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