they were taken to America and the caribbean to work on plantations and etc..
To be sold in America or the Caribbean
1st African slaves were taken from Africa to England by slave trader John Lok-in 1555-also John Hawkins was also invloved in slave trading in the 1500
It is estimated that around 5 to 6 million slaves were taken from Kenya during the transatlantic slave trade.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Pre-colonial African societies did not develop a slave mode of production to the same extent as other regions due to a variety of factors, including the prevalence of other labor systems like indentured servitude and caste systems, the nature of socio-economic structures that prioritized communal ownership and labor sharing, and the limited demand for slaves within African societies themselves. Additionally, geographical constraints and cultural beliefs in many African societies made large-scale enslavement less feasible.
During the Triangular Slave Trade, ships departing from Britain docked on the coast of western Africa where they purchased slaves. After getting their human cargo, these ships set sail for the Americas. Slaves either went to the thirteen colonies or Caribbean islands to be sold.
Because the slaves were taken from the colonies still in the empire like Africa
Places like morraco sp and ivory coast ,mali
When slaves were brought ashore from slave ships, they were usually inspected, cleaned, and separated before being sold at auctions. The slaves were then auctioned off to the highest bidder, typically plantation owners or slave traders, who would then use them for labor in fields, mines, or households.
Slaves were taken from Africa because people were lazy and they wanted someone else to do there work they didnt want to half to work during the day and they wanted to say hey look at me i got a slave im richer. its a tragic thing.
In some cases, the crews of slave ships took captive people they encountered in Africa, but apparently most were purchased from African slave dealers and governments. The slaves sold within Africa were mostly criminals, war captives, slaves purchased from other parts of Africa, heretics, and debtors. There is a source link below.
They took them to Europe and the US. They were sold at a small price.