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American and European slave owners wanted cheap labour.
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Why did the Spanish and Portage's want African slaves instead of using captured Native Americans as slaves?
Africans were seen as more physically capable of enduring the labor-intensive work required in plantations and mines compared to Native Americans, who were more susceptible to European diseases. Additionally, African slaves were unfamiliar with the land and less likely to escape due to the language barrier, making them a more profitable choice for colonization.
What purpose did spirituals serve on southern plantation?
Spirituals were used in worship by African-American slaves on southern plantations. They were also used to deliver messages that the slaves did not want the plantation owners to understand.
How were the africans captured in the slave trade?
The Africans were captured because the Americans wanted them to be slaves. On the voyage to America, the Africans were treated really badly. They were whipped and beaten. Some women gave birth on the boat, and some jumped off into the sea because they didn't want their children to become slaves.
Why didn't Slave masters allow slaves to play traditional African music?
Traditional African Music carried information within the music. Information within a drumbeat could organize an army. General Sherman used drums to communicate with slaves during the Civil War. Slave owners did not want the slaves to go to war against them. They did not allow the slaves to use traditional African music because they did not want a slave uprising.
Why did Europe had an military interest in Africa colonies?
If Europe has African colonies, they are obviously going to want military there for many reasons.
Why did the European want African who were farmers?
The slaves who could farm would already know how to care for the crops.
Why did the Europeans want African slaves who were farmers?
The slaves who could farm would already know how to care for the crops.
What did the KKK want to do to African Americans during Reconstruction?
Burn their houses, schools, and basically turn them into slaves again.
Why did the native Americans not work well as slaves?
The Englishmen in Jamestown did not want them because they ran away every time they were captured.
What types of jobs did KKK members want to see African Americans doing?
The KKK wanted to see African Americans only as Slaves and thought that was the reason they were on earth.
Why did some abolitionists want to send freed African-Americans to Africa?
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How was the emancipation proclamation an act of war instead of freeing people?
It free all the slaves but when they read over it they didn't want to free African Americans.
