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(2) huge numbers of native workers died of diseases imported from Europe, to which they had no resistance
(3) imported European workers working for pay quickly accumulated enought money to become landowners and hire their own workers
(4) central Africa was in almost constant constant tribal warfare, and it was traditional for the losers to be enslaved by the winners. Beginning in the 1500's some alert Portugese traders realized that they could buy slaves from the successful coastal tribes and transport them to the Americas as workers. This allowed Portugal to establish thriving sugar plantations in Brazil.
(5) the Atlantic Slave Trade grew and slaves were move from inland Africa to the coast to feed the trade. Most of the early slave trade was conducted by Portugal and Spain, but by the 1600's Britain was the leading operator of slave ships, carrying slaves to the West Indies and later a few to British North America.
(6) there were so many crops that were prized in Europe that could only be grown in the tropical and subtropical Americas, especially sugar and cotton.
(7) The Spanish crown would not allow natives in Mexico, Central, and South America to be enslaved at first.
(8) Being more naturally resistant to diseases such as malaria, Africans could be worked harder and were more productive than native people.
When you say "in America", you do need to realize that out of the more than 10 million African slaves who lived to reach the Americas, only about 600,000 were in what is now the USA. The vast majority of African slaves involved in the Holocaust of the Atlantic Slave Trade went to Brazil and the islands of the West Indies.
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When did the formation of all-black churches begin?
After the abolition (end) of slavery
How did America began?
i think american begin wen someone named t america. or wen slavery ended
What year was slavery brought to America?
Slavery was introduced to America in 1619.
When were black people slaves?
Black slavery in America began in 1619, when the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia to work on plantations of tobacco.
Was the anti slavery abolitionist John Brown a free black?
The radical anti slavery abolishtionist John Brown was white. He can be called "radical" in that he took over a Federal arsenal to begin a slave rebellion.
When did black slavery start in America?
Black slavery in America started in 1807. No, it was prior to 1776. There was discussion about including the elimination of slavery in the declaration of Independence.
When did the formation of all-black churches begin?
After the abolition (end) of slavery
Did the the white people begin slavery?
They did in Europe. Orientals did Asia. Blacks did in Africa. Arabs did in the Middle East. And yes, even the Native Americans of North and South America practiced slavery. It's not a "black and white" thing.
How did America began?
i think american begin wen someone named t america. or wen slavery ended
Blacks in America before slavery?
There were black groups that formed in America before slavery began. In fact, Anthony Johnson, a black man himself, was one of the first American slave owners.
Why did slavery begin in the British colonies in North America?
It was an economically viable option to use slaves.
Where did slavery in the new world begin?
Where slavery begin
How did slavery impact America?
Slavery had a huge impact on American society, and it still has. Especially in the South of America was a lot of slavery. Black people were seen as inferior and white people really thought they were not capable of thinking. During the Civil War, the North was against slavery and the South wasn't. Many people died to fight for the abolishment of slavery. Finally slavery was abolished and black people were free. However, blacks were still seen as an inferior race. Also, the difference in the North and South can still be seen in America. As a black person you can often be called the N-word in Southern America.
How and why did the practice of slavery begin and grow in Colonial America?
They needed people to work in the cotton and sugar fields. Save
How did America change after slavery was abolished?
Of course it did! People were still pregidous against black people.
What led to the creation of blues?
New Orleans, when the slavery was being traded in America. South America. 1500's.
When was the black slavery at its peak in America?
probably in the 1800s because that's when cotton became really popular.
