It meant you had no rights and were forced to do work against your will. You had no will and wee treated horribly. You were 'owned' by someone. It was like being a prisoner apart from the fact that in prison you still have rights. You could also be bought or sold.
European slave traders captured slaves in Africa during the transatlantic slave trade.
Slave ships during the transatlantic slave trade typically flew the flag of the country that owned the ship, such as Portugal, Spain, England, or the Netherlands.
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they were mean to them
It decreased
carrying loads
Goree Island in Senegal was a departure point for slaves during the slave trade. This island housed one of the largest slave-trading centers on the west coast of Africa.
During the transatlantic slave trade, goods such as firearms, alcohol, textiles, and metal goods were traded in Africa in exchange for enslaved individuals.
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African Americans
Working in the cotton fields
The slave trade? The Europeans.