answersLogoWhite

0


Want this question answered?

Be notified when an answer is posted

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: In the 1500s why did the Atlantic slave trade begin?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

The slave trade began in the 1500s primarily to provide labor for?

Slavery and a slave trade DID NOT begin in the 1500s it was the norm since prehistory.


What is the change that took place in the African slave trade in the 1500s?

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.


Why did spanish colonists begin to rely more heavily on the Atlantic slave trade by mid-1500s?

Spanish legal restrictions and outbreaks of disease made it difficult to enslave indigenous populations.


Did the Atlantic slave trade begin in South Africa?

No, it was from the western countries.


How was the Atlantic slave trade different in the 1400's and 1500s than it was in the 1600s?

In the 1400s and 1500s, more slaves were sold between African countries than across the Atlantic. In the 1600s, more slaves were sold across the Atlantic. (apex)


What did the Atlantic slave trade trade?

slaves hence the name Atlantic SLAVE trade


What year was the slave trade?

1500s to 1600s


Was the Atlantic Slave Trade the first kind of slave trade occurring in Africa?

No. Slavery and the slave trade had been going on in Africa for centuries before the Atlantic Slave trade came into being.


Why did spanish colonists begin to rely heavily on the Atlantic slave trade by the mid 1500s?

Spanish legal restrictions and outbreaks of disease made it difficult to enslave indigenous populations.


How was the Atlantic slave trade different in the S's and S's than it was in the S's?

In the 1400s and 1500s, more slaves were sold between African countries than across the Atlantic. In the 1600s, more slaves were sold across the Atlantic. (apex)


How was the Atlantic slave trade different in the 1400 and 1500 than it was in the 1600?

In the 1400s and 1500s, more slaves were sold between African countries than across the Atlantic. In the 1600s, more slaves were sold across the Atlantic. (apex)


What country dominated the slave trade?

Britain dominated the Atlantic slave trade.