The slaves were brought from Africa to the Caribbean on SLAVE SHIPS, which were massive sea-going vessels designed to carry large numbers of enslaved Africans in unsafe conditions. Between 10-20% of Africans transported this way did not survive the trip.
The African slaves
Europeans brought African slaves to Caribbean
A revolt by African slaves in the Caribbean against French colonists.
They worked on the production of Sugar.
African slaves influenced the Caribbean islands by bringing their culture, languages, music, and culinary traditions, which enriched the cultural diversity of the region. Their forced labor also played a pivotal role in shaping the agricultural and economic development of the Caribbean. Additionally, they contributed to the development of unique art forms, such as dance and storytelling, that are still celebrated today.
Brazil; the Caribbean
The majority of African slaves were sent to the Americas, particularly to regions in the Caribbean, Brazil, and the Southern United States, to work on plantations producing labor-intensive crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton.
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A revolt by African slaves in the Caribbean against French Colonists.
African cultural forms in the Caribbean were strictly prohibited and was outlawed by governments in all Caribbean society. Those (slaves) who continued to practice them would face severe punishments.
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!
European countries such as Portugal, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and England were responsible for bringing African slaves to work on sugar plantations in the Caribbean islands during the Atlantic slave trade.