The main goal of coastal African kingdoms involved in the slave trade was to profit economically by selling slaves to European traders in exchange for goods such as guns, cloth, and alcohol. This trade allowed these kingdoms to strengthen their political and military power within the region.
To obtain goods and firearms from Europe
Triangular trade was a historical trade route that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas exchanging goods and slaves. An example sentence could be: "During triangular trade, European merchants would trade manufactured goods for African slaves, who were then transported to the Americas to be exchanged for raw materials like sugar and tobacco."
False. The African slave trade affected many parts of Africa, not just the northern coastline. Slaves were captured and traded from various regions across the continent to be transported to destinations in Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.
The Atlantic Triangle refers to the trade route during the colonial period involving Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Goods such as slaves, raw materials, and manufactured goods were exchanged between these regions, contributing to the economic development of Europe and the exploitation of African and indigenous populations.
The transatlantic slave trade route is commonly known as the Middle Passage. It involved the transportation of African slaves to the Americas, primarily in ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
To obtain goods and firearms from Europe
West African coastal cities were used by the West African States to sell captured African slaves to the Ships calling to take them to America. They grew very rich and prosperous on this trade.
West African coastal cities were used by the West African States to sell captured African slaves to the Ships calling to take them to America. They grew very rich and prosperous on this trade.
Little to none. ------------------------------------------------------- The Africans that sold the slaves (in Africa) to the slave traders did very well by the slave trade and the coastal Kingdoms grew rich and powerful.
they traded slaves
In West African cultures, slaves were allowed to own slaves of their own, while those in the Atlantic slave trade were not.
The spanish
Slaves were commonly kidnapped during raids on villages, through deception, or were captured during wars and conflicts. European slave traders also worked with local African leaders to obtain slaves in exchange for goods or as a result of indebtedness. The transatlantic slave trade involved elaborate networks of traders who forcibly transported slaves from Africa to the Americas.
In West African cultures, slaves were allowed to own slaves of their own, while those in the Atlantic slave trade were not.
To obtain goods and firearms from Europe
Human Cargo "Slaves"
The kingdom of Ghana