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they had to work under the hot sun wich caused diseases. also they where beaten if they didnt do something right or didnt work hard enough.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThey helped to build this country. And they created some of the most revolutionary inventions that have made our nation the modern convenient society it is today. The reason that most people don't know this is because slaves had no rights so they had to give their ideas to their owners who in turn to all the credit. Check out Black Inventors....Amazing!
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∙ 14y agoThey were not forced into slavery , because of the Imperialism at the time Africa was taken over by many European countries & the people of Africa were forced into slavery by being sold . African Americans weren't the only slaves.
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∙ 13y agoThe Africans were not Africans!...when the people that were taken from Africa they were gathered by the Real AFRICANS. The people enslaved were Hebrew Israelites! The slave posters never called the captives Africans. They were known by bywords and proverbs (i.e Negro, Colored, Darkies, Ni**ers)
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∙ 15y agoOn Slave Ships. these were not very good conditions and some slaves died on the journey
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∙ 16y agoThe answer is simple - Slaves are slaves - that means that they act as slaves - work and do everything that wants their master
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∙ 13y agothe early colonists needed labor for there plantations. native people would die form disease, so around 1515, the Spanish imported the first slaves to the new world
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∙ 12y agobecause they were dying of diseases and because diseases were spreading
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∙ 13y agothey became slave if they were a prisoner
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The African nation founded by former American slaves is?
The African nation founded by former American slaves was Liberia.
What are African slaves?
African slaves are men, women, and children taken from the continent of Africa and sold to people in other countries as slaves. A slave's duties varied from to intensive field work to caring for children.
What was the seasoning process of African slaves in the 18th century?
The process of slaves being dehumanized and deculturalized
Which religion welcomed African worshipers?
Christianity was introduced to African slaves when the Europeans came to Africa
African captors and European slave traders traded which what for slaves?
liquor, guns, and metal goods for the slaves
Who were Alonzo Henson Chloe spear and Josiah waddle?
Former slaves who became important in the African American business and social world
What did Bartolom de las Casas initially suggest to reform the encomienda system?
to replace Indian slaves with African slaves
What impact did the slaves have on Africa?
Some African states became dependent on the slave trade and European goods
What way did emancipated slaves exercise their freedom?
1. During reconstruction, African-Americans founded their own churches, which often became center of the African-American community, and the only institutions that African-Americans fully controlled. Also, with 95% of African-American slaves being illiterate, former slaves acquired education to become economically self-sufficient.
In what way did emancipation slaves exercise their freedom?
1. During reconstruction, African-Americans founded their own churches, which often became center of the African-American community, and the only institutions that African-Americans fully controlled. Also, with 95% of African-American slaves being illiterate, former slaves acquired education to become economically self-sufficient.
How did African American slaves become free after the civil war?
They were free in the Union (the north), but not in the Confederacy (the south), as they became seperate.
Did people become rich by selling slaves?
Yes the kings of the African tribes on the West Coat of Africa became very rich by selling slaves they had captured to the slave traders.
How did the Spanish get African slaves?
The Spanish obtained African slaves through the transatlantic slave trade, which involved capturing and trading Africans from various regions of Africa to the Americas. This practice was driven by the demand for labor in the Spanish colonies, particularly for work on plantations and in mines.
Which of the following groups made up the largest portion of Saint-Domingue's population before the Haitian Revolution?
African slaves
The African slaves contributed to what element of jazz?
The African slaves contributed largely to jazz. This is a music that the African slaves and their ancestors brought and developed from their native land.
Did slavery in America start with African slaves?
yes the african slaves were brought to the americas
After 1676 african slavery became the main form of labor when?
After 1676, African slavery became the main form of labor in the American colonies as a result of the decline of white indentured servitude. This shift occurred after Bacon's Rebellion exposed the risks of relying on indentured servants for labor, prompting plantation owners to turn to enslaved Africans as a more reliable and permanent source of labor.
