The Spanish had slaves in North America in the 1500's. Columbus made 1500 Native Americans slaves and the other explorers also made Native Americans slaves.
In West African cultures, slaves were allowed to own slaves of their own, while those in the Atlantic slave trade were not.
In West African cultures, slaves were allowed to own slaves of their own, while those in the Atlantic slave trade were not.
They needed slaves to work on plantations
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
they looked like .............? slaves
House slaves looked after the owners house and family on Southern plantations. House slaves were selected from the most well-behaved of the field slaves. House slaves cooked the meals, cleaned the house, did the laundry, and looked after the children.
the good slaves
Slaves that were half black and half white were called Mulatto.
Slaves began when farmers looked for workers to labor their fields, and blacks were the most convenient choice because whites regarded them as property.
when i looked this up, i got many different answers but it was 1619 when the first slaves entered the colonies
From what I've read, I think that the purchasers would ask the slaves to walk for them, and they would look to see how strong they looked and what they would be good for.
After the Trojan war, they were brought to Greece and were made slaves.
because black people looked like slaves to white people
They came here for the American dream. Freedom! Seriously, have you looked at Africa lately?
Blacks did not like being slaves. Blacks were usually slaves because they looked a little different, because their skin was darker. People thought that slaves (including blacks) didn't need loyalty and didn't have a right to be treated like they did.
Originally, it was the Scottish that were used as slaves, but when the slave escaped, they looked like every other european. By using African slaves, it was easier to differentiate.