For the money and the slave labor; the same reason everyone else participated in the slave trade.
Slave trade was when people would buy slaves and have them work on their lands.
why is it necessary for countries to partake in international trade
By 1770 the demand for slaves decreased; Britain could get cheaper sugar from other places, such as Brazil and Cuba. This supports economic arguments to how the slave trade was abolished. If Britain got their produce cheaper, without having to pay for voyages to Africa and the West Indies then why did they need slaves at all?
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The slave trade.
because when the atlantic slave trade was around anerica needed slaves to help with work
Brazil
The vast majority of slaves imported in the slave trade went to European colonies in the Americas, particularly in regions such as the Caribbean and Brazil. These slaves were used for labor on plantations producing crops like sugar, coffee, and tobacco.
Increased the volume of trade in the Atlantic.
Increased the volume of trade in the Atlantic.
Brazil
they were contently attacked for opposing the slave trade or the encomienda system
Introduced them to a new culture and eventually led them to participate in slave trade with Europeans.
sugar
Some African rulers participated in the slave trade by capturing and selling slaves from rival tribes as a way to gain wealth and power. They collaborated with European slave traders who provided weapons and goods in exchange for slaves. This collaboration allowed these rulers to strengthen their own positions while contributing to the transatlantic slave trade.
Angola
Fellow Africans were involved in the slave trade for various reasons, including profit, political power, and as a result of intertribal conflicts. European involvement also incentivized some African leaders to participate in the trade.