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The reason African Americans were initially captured and bought to labour in America was the Americans had seen many other colonisers partake in the activity and subsequently saw a chance to increase their wealth. The Americans had previously attempted to enslave Native America but this ended because the Native Americans died in great numbers from the diseases bought over by coloniser's. The slave trade then expanded rapidly due to the boost supplied to the economy. slaves were a cheap way to gain labourers to work on farms in the south and in households in the north.
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Why was it possible to find both free and enslaved Africans aboard Spanish expedition ships going to the new world?
Africans lived in Spain for over 700 years before Columbus's voyage to the New World
How many Africans were brought to the new world as slaves between 1510 and 1870?
12 million
When was African slaves brought to the new world?
As early as 1550 the Spanish brought slaves to Mexico . It is estimated that 12 million people were enslaved and were part of the early economics of the New Worlds.
Why were so many African slaves brought to the new world?
As early as 1550 the Spanish brought slaves to Mexico . It is estimated that 12 million people were enslaved and were part of the early economics of the New Worlds. They were needed to do the labor.
Explain this statement slavery was not new to Africans who were captured and brought to the new world as slave?
Slavery was common through out the world including Africa. The tribal chiefs (and others) made money by selling other people to traders.
