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They didn't. Africans were often kidnapped by colonists to be slaves in America.
That statement is not correct. Do your homework. Some were kidnapped and not by colonist, but slave traders. Others were sold by their own people. They either owed a debt, were captives of war, criminals, or had charges made up to make them look like criminals, to be sold off for a profit.
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African involvement in the slave trade was driven by a combination of factors such as political conflicts, economic interests, and the desire to acquire goods from European traders. Some African leaders and traders participated in the capturing and selling of slaves to meet the demand of European slave traders for labor in the Americas. It's important to note that the slave trade was not a singular act of "selling their own people," but rather a complex and multi-faceted historical phenomenon involving various stakeholders.
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How did one become a slave in Africa?
People could become slaves in Africa through various ways, such as being captured in warfare, as a form of punishment for crimes, or through being sold by their own communities due to debt or other reasons. Additionally, some individuals became slaves through kidnapping or as a result of being born into slave families.
How was slavery that existed in Africa differ from the transatlantic slave trade?
slaves could inherit their masters property. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am not sure about the veracity of the above:- In Africa and indeed across Europe in ancient times slaves were taken as part of conquest when one people attacked another and the ethnicity of the slaves (and masters) was varied. Anyone from any race could be a slave and anyone from any race could be a master. In America all slaves were black Africans and slavery became a racial issue - to justify (in their own minds) what they were doing the white slavers needed to regard the people they had enslaved as inherently inferior humans (because it would be wrong to enslave someone who was equal). This is what made the transatlantic slave trade different.
What are some useful quotes that can compare Okonkwo from Things Fall Apart to Africa?
"Okonkwo was clearly cut out for great things. Achebe highlights Okonkwo’s ambition and drive to succeed, mirroring Africa’s own potential for greatness." "In Okonkwo's story, we see the struggle between tradition and change, much like Africa's own struggle to balance its rich history with modernization." "Okonkwo's tragic flaw, his fear of failure, resonates with Africa's own historical struggles with colonization and loss of identity."
Why did the rules of Africa sell their own people into slavery?
The African rulers sold their own people into slavery primarily for profit and to gain power. They may have also participated in the slave trade due to intertribal conflicts, expansion of empires, or to secure trade relationships with European powers.
How were the slaves own by Africans treated differently from the slaves own by Europeans?
Slaves owned by Africans were sometimes given more rights, better treatment, and opportunities for integration into society, such as the possibility of marrying into the owner's family or achieving freedom. In comparison, slaves owned by Europeans were often subjected to harsher conditions, faced higher levels of brutality, and had limited chances for social mobility or freedom.
Did the people in Africa sell or trade their own people for slavery?
They sold their own people for slavery.
What group of people came to America not by there own choice?
Slaves from Africa.
Did blacks own slaves?
In Africa, some blacks did, and do in the present day, own slaves. In the United States of America I doubt if any black people held other black people as slaves.
Why might African leaders have been willing to participate in the exchange of slaves for goods?
The slaves were often prisoners from the interior of Africa, not their own people (apex)
Why did people own slaves in the United states in the 1800S?
why did people own slaves
Did any nonwhites own any slaves?
Yes, in Africa
Why did people own slaves in the US in 1800?
primarily because the institution had existed for about 5,000 years in Africa and elsewhere and had spread to the new world.
How were the rights granted to slaves in West Africa cultures different from the rights of slaves in the Atlantic slave trade?
In West African cultures, slaves were allowed to own slaves of their own, while those in the Atlantic slave trade were not.
Why did rulers of Africa sell their own people?
They didn't. They abolished it, meaning they stopped it and made it illegal, pretty much.
What is slave trade?
Slave trade was when people would buy slaves and have them work on their lands.
Why did the rulers of Africa sell their own people into slavery?
The rulers of Africa sold their own people into slavery because for some of the rulers, the money they got was more important that the people. By selling people into slavery they could also reduce the number of people they had to care for and increase the resources available to care for those that remained.
Did Hebrew people own slaves?
yes they did.
