Enslaved Africans were brought to Cuba to be sold to American plantation owners. These plantation owners would use the slaves to farm their land.
In the 16th century, Europeans increasingly utilized enslaved Africans for labor in the burgeoning plantation economy, particularly in the Americas. They were primarily used to cultivate lucrative cash crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton, which were in high demand in Europe. This shift marked a transition from European serfdom and indigenous labor to a system reliant on the transatlantic slave trade, fundamentally altering economic and social structures in the colonies. Enslaved Africans were viewed as a commodity, leading to the establishment of a brutal and dehumanizing system that would have lasting consequences.
it was really really cheap. they used to use indentured servants which were white or black. indentured servants would work for their master for like 8 years or so, and after such time they would be free, along with theoretically land. slaves were much more efficient, since they were hard working, 100% free, and would work for you until they died
European influence has been seen in both culture and traditions. For example, South Africa was governed by the English for quite some time and it had a strong influence. As a result, many whites inhabit the country.
The first country to use African people as slaves were the Portuguese. In 1441, two Captains of Portuguese ships, names unknown, took 12 slaves from Africa and brought them back to Portugal as slaves. Other countries followed such as Britain, Spain, Netherlands and France. .
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!
The kind of works that the Africans do for Europeans are farming crops. The Europeans donâ??t usually trust the Africans for them to be the middle man that is why they are usually placed on farms.
because europeans were mostly Christians, and it was thought to be wrong for one christian to enslave another. Africans were not Christians (and in some quarters it was believed they had no souls) so making them into slaves was permitted.
The kind of works that the Africans do for Europeans are farming crops. The Europeans donâ??t usually trust the Africans for them to be the middle man that is why they are usually placed on farms.
Because they thought they were useless and had nothing to use against the europeans...
Europeans carried out the use of native Americans as slaves the most
taino Indians
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.
Taino Indians
European colonizers, particularly Portuguese and Spanish explorers, were among the first to suggest and implement the use of Africans as slaves during the transatlantic slave trade in the 15th century. As demand for labor in the New World grew, European powers authorized the capture and forced labor of Africans to work on plantations and in mines.
Mainly because other Africans were selling them.
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