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Slaves were kept in the West Indies to grow and harvest sugar and molesses.
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What happened when the slaves got to the West Indies?
they started selling crack
What were slaves traded for in the West Indies-?
molasses
How long did it take them to get to west Africa during the slave trade?
Slaves went mainly FROM West Africa to the Americas. The Dutch West Indies Trade Company has kept track of all travel durations on that route between 1595 and 1860. The average west Africa - America trip on their ships took between 60 and 80 days.
How did west indies got its name?
When Christopher Columbus discovered the Carrebean (West Indies) he thought he had found the west of India.
Which colony were enslaved africans brought to the west indies?
south carolina
What were the destinations of the African slaves?
West Indies and British colonies West Indies and British colonies
What were slaves traded for in West Indies?
molasses
Which product went from the west indies to England in the triangular trade?
Slaves, sugar, molasses, and fruit went from the West Indies to England in the Triangular Trade.
Where were slaves sold and where famlies separated?
in the west indies
What was brought from the west indies to the colonies?
slaves
What goods did the English colonies West indies and West Africa traded?
They didn't trade anything. Slaves were brought from Africa to the West Indies
How did the planters in the spanish West Indies treat their slaves?
Crappy.
Which of these was a system that involved making molasses brought from the West Indies into rum which was sold in Africa for more slaves for the West Indies?
Triangular Trade
What happened when the slaves got to the West Indies?
they started selling crack
Which of these was a system that involved making molasses and sugar brought from the West Indies into rum which was sold in Africa for more slaves for the West Indies?
Triangular trade
What commodity in the West Indies did British merchants use slaves for in the 1700s?
sugar
What were slaves traded for in the West Indies-?
molasses
