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Whats the difference between African and American slave trade?

African slave trade was for greed of gold and trade objects. The American slave trade was based on economically standards and labor. In Africa the slaves were originally held because they owed a debt, was a prisoner of war or committed a crime. The Americans took slaves for any reason. The Africans would assimilate their slaves, where once in America slaves were stripped of everything; clothes, language, religion and identity. For fear/belief that Africans would revolt.


How were some Africans involved in the slave trade?

Some Africans were involved in the transatlantic slave trade as intermediaries who captured and enslaved people to sell to European slave traders. Additionally, some African rulers and merchants profited from the trade by selling enslaved individuals in exchange for goods and weapons.


What was the Atlanta slave trade?

The Atlanta slave trade refers to the buying and selling of enslaved individuals in Atlanta, Georgia during the time of slavery in the United States. Atlanta served as a transportation hub for the domestic slave trade, facilitating the movement of enslaved people to other parts of the South.


How did the Atlantic slave trade benefit the Africans?

The Atlantic slave trade did not benefit Africans. It led to the forced removal of millions of Africans from their homes, families, and communities, resulting in immense suffering, loss of life, and disruption of societies. The slave trade primarily benefited European and American slave traders, plantation owners, and industries that were built on the exploitation of enslaved Africans.


Why were fellow africans involved in the slave trade?

Fellow Africans were involved in the slave trade for various reasons, including profit, political power, and as a result of intertribal conflicts. European involvement also incentivized some African leaders to participate in the trade.

Related Questions

What what the source for study of the slave trade that would be most unusual?

In the 1930's a group went to former slaves and interviewed them about their lives as slaves. The result was a book called To Be A Slave. Get it. It is a good source on slavery from the people who lived it.


Why it is important for students to study the slave trade?

It is important to study the slave trade so that future generations can understand the cruel inhumanity that people in the past practiced on each other so that we are not tempted to return to this type of behavior.


Kind of trade that could not be prohibited before 1808?

slave trade


What parts of Africa was most affected by the slave trade?

West Africa was most affected by the transatlantic slave trade, with countries such as Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, and Benin serving as major sources of enslaved people. Additionally, East Africa, particularly regions around the Indian Ocean, was impacted by the Arab slave trade.


Which compromise guaranteed that the slave trade could exist for 20 years?

Commerce and slave trade compromise


How did the end of the international slave trade affect the institution of slave trade?

Slave families were split up and sold as part of the domestic slave trade.


When was the abolition of the slave trade?

the slave trade was abolished in 1807.


Which type of trade replaced slave trade?

After the trans-Atlantic slave trade was declared illegal and later eliminated, it was replaced by legitimate trade (non-slave trade).


What did the Atlantic slave trade trade?

slaves hence the name Atlantic SLAVE trade


When the international slave trade ended and how did the slave trade continue?

Slave families were split up


When the international slave trade ended how did the slave trade continue?

Slave families were split up


The diary entry of a slave in the transatlantic slave trade?

african slave trade was a horrible time