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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!
Who was the first to bring africans to America as slaves?
The British (English) settlers brought the first African American slaves over. In fact, they where the only people who brought African American slaves over to America.
What kind of settlers were in the southern colonies?
English settlers African slaves, rich English plantation owners, English inductered servants
What was the longest period of survival for most African slaves in the English Caribbean?
Ten years
What is true about the slaves in the chesapeake colonies?
they created a culture with both english and african traditions
In the 13 original english colonies indentured servants were placed by african slaves for all the following reasons except?
In the 13 original English colonies, indentured servants were replaced by African slaves because unlike slaves, servants were guaranteed to be eventually released from bondage, and therefore slaves would provide renewable sources of labor.
What did Bartolom de las Casas initially suggest to reform the encomienda system?
to replace Indian slaves with African slaves
Was a new dialect that combined English and African words in an African grammatical structure was developed by slaves in the lowlands of South Carolina?
Gullah.
Were there only English people on the first fleet?
Twelve of the convicts were former slaves of African descent.
What was a new dialect that combined English and African words in an African grammatical structure was developed by slaves in the lowlands of South Carolina?
Gullah is a new dialect that combined English and African words in an African grammatical structure, developed by slaves in the lowlands of South Carolina. It is still spoken today in the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia.
When did they first have black slaves?
The first African slaves were brought to Virginia by the English in the 17th Century, but Spain probably had them in their American colonies earlier than that.
What language did african slaves speak?
African slaves spoke various languages depending on their region of origin in Africa. Some common languages included Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Twi, and many others. Over time, a creole language known as Gullah or Creole English developed among African slaves in the United States.
