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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)
What is slave trade?
Slave trade was when people would buy slaves and have them work on their lands.
Why did Virginia's economy rely on African slaves?
because by selling or trading slaves they earned money for their economy
What did many African countries trade?
Many African countries traded : gold, ivory and slaves (to America & West Indies until 1807)
How was the slave trade important to the west African economy?
The market for West African slaves in creased as Muslim traders bought or seized black Africans to sell in north Africa.
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)
What people or groups didnt participate in the constitutional convention?
African Americans (slaves), women and Native Americans
What did Bartolom de las Casas initially suggest to reform the encomienda system?
to replace Indian slaves with African slaves
Why did African kings sell slaves to the Portuguese and the dutch?
African kings sold slaves to the Portuguese and the Dutch primarily for economic gain. They engaged in the transatlantic slave trade as a means to acquire European goods, such as firearms, textiles, and other commodities, which were valuable in their own societies. Additionally, the demand for labor on plantations in the Americas created a lucrative market for enslaved individuals, incentivizing African leaders to participate in the trade. This complex interaction was shaped by both local power dynamics and the broader forces of European colonial expansion.
Why did many African Americans participate in the Atlantic Slave Trade?
They didn't, unless you count 'being transported' as a form of participation. The only Africans (and not African Americans) to really participate were the various black chiefs and kings in Africa who undertook slave-capturing raids and sold the slaves to the coastal traders.
The African slaves contributed to what element of jazz?
The African slaves contributed largely to jazz. This is a music that the African slaves and their ancestors brought and developed from their native land.
Which of the following groups made up the largest portion of Saint-Domingue's population before the Haitian Revolution?
African slaves
Did slavery in America start with African slaves?
yes the african slaves were brought to the americas
How did slaves traders acquire the slaves?
Slave traders acquired slaves through various means including capturing people during raids, purchasing individuals from African leaders, and trading for slaves with goods or weapons. Many slaves were also kidnapped or sold by their own people as a result of wars or debt.
Where were African slaves first brought to work?
The first African slaves used by Europeans were used by the Portuguese, on the island of Sao Tome, to grow sugarcane. The Spanish were the first to use African slaves in the Americas (in the Caribbean), and the first English colony to use African slaves was Jamestown, Virginia (which was the first English colony in the New World). However, long before Europeans used African slaves, the Africans had slaves who were African!
From which African countries were the majority of slaves brought?
the African countries were brought slaves were Uganda & rwanda
Was it captured Indians or African slaves that did tobacco plantation in early years of Virginia?
African slaves
