Most of the slaves sent to the Americas originally came from West and Central Africa. They were captured and sold by African slave traders to European slave traders, who then transported them across the Atlantic Ocean to be enslaved in the New World colonies.
About 12 million were sent to the Americas, of whom 1.8 million died on the voyage. Most were sent to Brazil or the
Slaves went from the south, to Canada through the underground railroad.
America sent freed slaves for the purpose of colonization to Liberia.
They were. The first slave arrived to the American colonies in 1619.
Most slaves who were sent to North America came from Africa.
The majority of African slaves were sent to the Americas, particularly to regions in the Caribbean, Brazil, and the Southern United States, to work on plantations producing labor-intensive crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton.
They were sent all over the world where they were needed, but mainly they were mostly sent to the Caribbean to work in sugar plantations also to America.
They were sent all over the world where they were needed, but mainly they were mostly sent to the Caribbean to work in sugar plantations also to America.
Most of the slaves sent to the Americas originally came from West and Central Africa. They were captured and sold by African slave traders to European slave traders, who then transported them across the Atlantic Ocean to be enslaved in the New World colonies.
the women cooked and cleaned clothes and slaves were sent to training camps then sent to war
The physical abuse, harsh working conditions, and lack of autonomy over their own lives were among the worst aspects of a slave's life. Additionally, the forced separation of families and the constant threat of being sold away to another owner were also deeply traumatic experiences for slaves.
About 12 million were sent to the Americas, of whom 1.8 million died on the voyage. Most were sent to Brazil or the
Liberia was an experiment about restoring slaves to Africa.
Many African slaves were shipped to Jamaica. Others were sent to Haiti and other Caribbean Islands. Usually, they were sent to these islands to work in the sugar cane fields. And, of course, Southern plantation owners needed slaves.
Most Roman slaves never learned to read or write, those that did were either taught by another educated slave, or their master sent them to a Gramaticus (school) to learn. Also some slaves were teachers.
The most unfortunate slaves were those who were sent to work in the gold mines. Naked slaves worked for long hours in fearsome heat deep underground hacking out the rock which contained the veins of gold.