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Which was NOT a reason the Europeans began importing slaves to their colonies?
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Europeans imported slaves to America to work the fields. They did not bring slaves over to give them freedom in the New World.
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Why did the Europeans start importing African slaves?
Because the Africans were offering them for sale and there was a market for them in America (they were not imported into Europe).
Why did Europeans take Africans to the colonies of the new world?
Because other Africans sold them to the Europeans as slaves and the new world colonies needed workers.
Where did Europeans get their slaves?
africa
Who enslaved African slaves?
Europeans and Americans.
Why did the other countries ships stop importing African slaves during the 1800's?
because...
What are reason why slaves from Africa were needed in Caribbean islands?
Slaves from Africa were needed in Caribbean islands mainly for their labor to work on plantations that produced valuable crops like sugar, coffee, and tobacco. The demand for these crops created a need for cheap and abundant labor, which led to the widespread use of African slaves in the region. The transatlantic slave trade provided a constant supply of enslaved Africans to meet this demand.
What idea did the most encourage Europeans to look for African colonies?
The slave trade was the reason most Europeans started to look for African colonies. Europeans made a lot of money from selling slaves.
Why did the Europeans start importing African slaves?
Because the Africans were offering them for sale and there was a market for them in America (they were not imported into Europe).
Why did Europeans take Africans to the colonies of the new world?
Because other Africans sold them to the Europeans as slaves and the new world colonies needed workers.
Where were the people in the southern colonies from?
They probably were American Indians, slaves from Africa, or Europeans.
What took place in the slave trade?
The Europeans landed in Africa and bought slaves from Africa. They brought the slaves to the colonies in America by ship.
How and why did Europeans bring Africans to the American colonies as slaves?
because they didn't want to do the work themselves
What was the main reason that the northern colonies had fewer slaves than the southern colonies?
The slaves were not needed because the climate was too cold and the Africans worked better in the heat and there were more things to do for the slaves.
Did people in the southern colonies eat wheat?
Yes, but slaves and poor Europeans could not afford it. The rich ate it.
What do names like Gold Coast suggest about Europeans' views toward their African colonies?
The europeans were so greedy that they wanted what the africans had. The gold,ivory, and slaves. The Africans were the most richest in gold, and europeans wanted that. The europeans wanted the gold so badly that they were envios and greedy.
What was the main reason new England colonies had fewer slaves than the northern colonies?
They did NOT have slavery. Only the south did.
What was one reason African slaves were needed in the American colonies?
Most Native American slaves died from disease or overwork
