It made them grow tobacco, rice, and cotton
Exploration expanded the reach of the African slave trade by opening up new markets for enslaved people in the Americas. European powers sought slaves to work in their colonies, leading to an increase in demand for African captives. This demand resulted in intensified slave raids and increased the scale of the transatlantic slave trade.
Europeans came into contact with African slave traders while exploring the coast of Africa.
Europeans came into contact with African slave traders while exploring the coast of Africa.
The slave codes changed in 1865 when the 13th amendment was ratified. Slave codes were laws that restricted African Americans behaviors due to the fear of rebellion.
Prince Henry played a significant role in advancing Portuguese exploration and maritime discoveries, including promoting the exploration of the West African coast. While he did not personally participate in the slave trade, his support for expeditions contributed to the development of trade networks that would later be used for the transatlantic slave trade.
When the Arab slave trade and the Atlantic trade began, many local slave systems changed and began supplying captives for slave markets outside of Africa.
ivory coast
state one way an African became a slave
The Caravel was a Portuguese ship used for exploration along the West African coast. This enabled the Portuguese to colonize the African coasts, discover a route to India and to engage in slave trade. The Portuguese captured the African and sold them into slavery. Portuguese occupation led to the destruction of coastal African societies.
David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary, explorer, and doctor known for his exploration of Africa and his work to end the slave trade in the region. He also played a key role in European exploration of the African interior and his writings helped to bring attention to the continent.
Brought the African to United States
african slave trade was a horrible time