Over ten million.
12 million
Because other Africans sold them to the Europeans as slaves and the new world colonies needed workers.
Most of the people the Europeans brought over to the New World as slaves were West Africans from the central an western part of Africa. This was known as the Atlantic slave trade.
Europeans forced millions of Africans to work as slaves in the New World. They were captured from various regions of Africa and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations, mines, and in other forms of labor in the Americas. This brutal and exploitative system of slavery played a significant role in the economic development of European colonies in the New World.
Animism reflect west Africans dependence on the natural world
12 million
The Spanish used captive Africans for forced labor in their colonies, primarily in agriculture, mining, and domestic service. Africans were also used as slaves to generate wealth and resources for the Spanish Empire.
Because other Africans sold them to the Europeans as slaves and the new world colonies needed workers.
because yes
for slaves
They feel as if they werent part of the world and they were slaves
Most East Africans have a strong connection and sense of belonging to the land where they grew up. Many view it as an integral part of their identity and culture, often holding deep cultural and spiritual significance. The land carries memories, traditions, and a sense of community that are important to East Africans.
Slavery is reprehensible to all sensible people at all times. However, the fact that Africans kept slaves, and bought and sold slaves, and rounded up slaves to trade to Europeans helps us understand the fact that slavery was permitted in nearly every part of the world.
1500s
Spain was the first European country to import African slaves to the Americas. After Christopher Columbus discovered the New World, the Spanish started bringing Africans as slave labor for their plantations and mines. Juan de Cordoba was the first Spaniard to send African slaves to the New World.
Most of the people the Europeans brought over to the New World as slaves were West Africans from the central an western part of Africa. This was known as the Atlantic slave trade.
Most of the people the Europeans brought over to the New World as slaves were West Africans from the central an western part of Africa. This was known as the Atlantic slave trade.