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This question is difficult, because Africa during the slave trade did not have the same borders as today, or even have "countries". Also, much of the slave trade was illegal smuggling without records. However, colonial records do give us a rough idea. According to the table below, Nigeria and Angola were the source for most slaves in Virginia and South Carolina. However, the slaves could have been taken far inland and traded to the coasts. Note also that the two colonies got slaves from different sources. Other colonies probably also had different relations with companies and ships and therefore different sources. When African tribes and nations were at peace, they produced few slaves. When there were a lot of wars in an area, more slaves came from that area. In general, it is safe to say that U.S. slaves came from West Africa, mainly Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, Senegambia, and Congo.
Place of Origin
Virginia
1710-1769
South Carolina
1733-1807
Senegambia 14.9 % 19.5 % Sierra Leone 5.3 % 6.8 % Windward Coast
(Ivory Coast) 6.3 % 16.3 % Gold Coast
(Ghana) 16.0 % 13.3 % Bight of Benin
(Nigeria) -- -- 1.6 % Bight of Biafra
(Nigeria) 37.7 % 2.1 % Angola
(Congo too?) 15.7 % 39.6 % Mozambique/
Madagascar 4.1 % 0.7 % Source: P. C. Curtin, The Atlantic Slave Trade: A Census (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969), p. 157.
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∙ 9y agoThe slaves were brought over from Africa to work as slaves! so, all the blacks or coloured people living in America have relations coming from Africa, and their ancestors are African!
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∙ 14y agoWest African in the North. AKA, the closest area to the Americas.
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∙ 12y agoThe first slaves were black slaves who were brought to virginia from northern africa in 1619.
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∙ 14y agoMainly West Africa
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Where did slaves mainly come from?
during the slave trade most slaves came from Africa
Where did the slaves come form?
They were fetched from Africa.
Where do grenada slaves come from?
The island of Grenada
When did slaves first come into Britain?
in the 1300s
Where did slaves come from during Colonial America time?
originally Africa, then Britain then the british traded slaves for goods
Did slaves come from Nigeria?
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Did most slaves come from Europe?
No most slaves came from Africa(:
How did slaves come to rome?
the romans conquered their enemies and took the men as slaves
Who were the first Muslims to come to the US and when did they come?
African Slaves
Where did slaves at Jamestown come from?
Africa
Were did slaves come from?
west Africa
How did the Africans come to Anguilla?
As slaves.
Where does smoke come from?
slaves plantation
How did Slaves come to American?
By ship
Which countries did slaves come from?
Poland
Where would slaves come from?
Slaves would come from small villages that they lived in. African slaves came from various countries in Africa and were sold by other Africans to Europeans to be shipped to the Americas.
Where did slaves mainly come from?
during the slave trade most slaves came from Africa
